North Union Township (Schuylkill Cnty), PA is a small rural municipality located in the heart of Pennsylvania's coal region. It has been an important part of the local economy for centuries, with a strong agricultural and mining presence. The political landscape of North Union Township is also very distinct, being represented by Republican Congressman Dan Meuser and Democrat State Senator David G. Argall. The township has been divided on many issues, including taxes, energy development, and infrastructure investment. Local elections are often hotly contested between parties, with candidates vying to represent the people of North Union Township in both county and state government. However, no matter which party comes out on top or who holds office, the citizens of North Union Township always come together to ensure that their community remains vibrant and strong for generations to come.
The political climate in North Union township (Schuylkill County), PA is strongly 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
North Union township (Schuylkill County), PA is strongly 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.
North Union township (Schuylkill County), 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 North Union township (Schuylkill County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $6,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $31,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)