East Berwick, PA is a small town located in York County. Although it is relatively small, the community is filled with a vibrant political culture. From local elected officials to grassroots groups engaging in civic discourse, politics are an important part of East Berwick life. Local elected officials guide the town’s development and ensure that residents have their voices heard in both local and state-level decisions. Additionally, there are various grassroots organizations that work to foster conversations about political issues within the town. These groups frequently organize forums and other events to bring people together to discuss and debate topics including taxation and education reform. All of this contributes to a thriving political environment where everyone has an opportunity to get involved and make sure their views are heard.
The political climate in East Berwick, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Luzerne County, PA 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Luzerne county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.3%.
Luzerne county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Berwick, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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.
East Berwick, Pennsylvania: d d d d 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 East Berwick, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $11,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $24,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)