Pennside, PA is a small community located just outside of Philadelphia. It is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of pride and involvement in local politics. The town is home to many passionate citizens who are committed to making sure the best interests of their fellow neighbors are represented. The area has a proud tradition of civic engagement and works hard to ensure that their voices are heard in regional and state politics. Locals take part in various political organizations, town hall meetings, and other forms of grassroots efforts to make sure their opinions and values are accurately reflected in policy decisions. Pennside residents have faith that their representatives will work diligently to create positive change for the betterment of all citizens living in the area.
The political climate in Pennside, PA is leaning conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pennside, PA is leaning conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading 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.
Pennside, Pennsylvania: r r d 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 Pennside, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,328 contributions totaling $442,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 534 contributions totaling $62,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)