The quiet town of Glendon, PA is a quaint place to live, home to a diverse community and an interesting political climate. Though it is not a large city, the politics in Glendon are as vibrant as anywhere else in the country. Every few years, local elections bring out passionate candidates who are eager to represent their constituents and make their voices heard. The issues these candidates tackle can range from education to healthcare and everything in between. They often come up with innovative solutions and serve as role models of civic engagement for the citizens of Glendon. Furthermore, they provide valuable representation for minorities and help ensure that all members of the community have access to quality services. As such, Glendon's politics have become an important part of its identity - bringing both energizing debates and positive outcomes for all the residents who call this town home.
The political climate in Glendon, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glendon, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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.
Glendon, Pennsylvania: d d D d r d
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 Glendon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,496 contributions totaling $145,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $44,249 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)