Auburn borough, PA is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. The current board consists of Robert Sterling, Richard Corbett and Matthew Sabo. The governing body is responsible for determining the policies of the Borough and enacting ordinances in accordance with state law. The Board works closely with the Mayor and Borough Manager to ensure that all departments within the community are functioning properly. Some of the issues facing the local political landscape include providing adequate funding for infrastructure and public safety, improving access to job opportunities, and finding ways to reduce poverty in the region. Furthermore, the Board is committed to actively engaging with both constituents and local businesses through various initiatives such as town hall meetings, forums, and business workshops. As Auburn borough continues to grow, its political environment will continue to evolve as well.
The political climate in Auburn, 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
Auburn, 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.
Auburn, 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 Auburn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $22,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)