Bath, PA is a small borough located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It has a rich history as one of the oldest towns in the area and was incorporated in 1814. The politics of Bath are mainly overseen by the local governing body, the Borough Council, which consists of seven elected members. This council is responsible for making important decisions about taxes, zoning regulations, public services, and other major issues related to the town's growth and development. The current Borough Council has been focusing on improving infrastructure investments into the community as well as creating more opportunities for business owners to help create local jobs. They have also been active on environmental initiatives such as increasing energy efficiency and reducing water usage. In addition to these efforts, they are also trying to increase civic engagement among residents and promote volunteerism in order to better support their community.
The political climate in Bath, 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
Bath, 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.
Bath, 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 Bath, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $22,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $23,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)