New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. Despite its size, the citizens of New Philadelphia have strong opinions on local politics and are actively involved in the decision-making process. The town is led by an elected mayor and council members who work together to ensure the best outcome for the community. Local elections take place every few years, giving residents the opportunity to voice their opinion and vote for the candidates of their choice. There are several engaging political campaigns throughout town that focus on advocating for improvements in quality of life such as education, public safety, housing affordability, and economic development. Residents can also get involved in local organizations such as civic groups which work hard to ensure that everyone’s opinions are heard. By taking part in local politics, New Philadelphia residents can help shape their future and create a better tomorrow for all citizens.
The political climate in New Philadelphia, 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
New Philadelphia, 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.
New Philadelphia, 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 New Philadelphia, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)