Berrysburg, PA is a small town in central Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 10,000 people. It is home to a diverse mix of businesses and organizations that form the backbone of the local economy. The politics in Berrysburg are typically driven by local issues that affect the entire community. Residents have voted in the past for candidates who have committed to supporting public safety initiatives, economic development projects, and other quality-of-life improvements throughout the city. Local politicians also often share their views on national issues such as education, healthcare, and job creation. While Berrysburg may be considered small in size it has always had a large influence on state and even national politics due to its progressive values and active civic engagement from all its citizens.
The political climate in Berrysburg, PA is somewhat conservative.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berrysburg, PA is somewhat conservative.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Harrisburg-Carlisle 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.
Berrysburg, Pennsylvania: r r d d d 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 Berrysburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)