Schuylkill Haven, PA is a small borough located in Schuylkill County. It has a population of 5,300 and is located about 10 miles northwest of Pottsville. The local politics in Schuylkill Haven are vibrant with many candidates vying for positions on the Borough Council as well as the Mayor's Office. Currently, Republican Dan Owen serves as the Mayor of Schuylkill Haven while Mary Ann Hazenstab, Michael Koppenhaver, Nicholas Yurick, Paul Gorrilla, Charles Winkleman and Matthew Wesner serve on the Borough Council. All elected officials strive to make the community stronger through their dedication to improving both public safety and quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Schuylkill Haven, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schuylkill Haven, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area is very 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.
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania: r r r 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 Schuylkill Haven, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $3,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $25,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)