East Penn, Pennsylvania is a small rural town located in the eastern part of the state. The local politics of East Penn are mainly focused on community development and public works issues. The town has a mayor and five council members who make decisions about the budget, infrastructure, and other matters related to daily life in East Penn. They strive to create an environment that encourages growth while preserving its rural character. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are volunteer boards that advise on matters such as environmental protection and economic development. Local residents play an active role in their government by attending town meetings and participating in various events organized by the town government. This type of engagement helps keep the local politics focused on the best interests of East Penn's citizens.
The political climate in East Penn, PA is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Penn, PA is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 Penn, Pennsylvania: d 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 East Penn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 268 contributions totaling $20,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $104,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $727 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)