District, PA is a vibrant and diverse community with its own unique political landscape. There are various elected officials that represent the people of District at both the local and state levels, each working to ensure the needs of residents are met. At the local level, District is served by two city council members and a mayor who are all responsible for making decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, and zoning. Residents in District also have the opportunity to get involved directly in local politics by attending city council meetings or casting their votes during elections. By staying informed about local politics, residents can have a voice in shaping the future of their city.
The political climate in District, PA is moderately conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
District, PA is moderately conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
District, Pennsylvania: r r d r r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in District, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,488 contributions totaling $88,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $89,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)