Blandon, Pennsylvania is a small town in Berks County with a population of about 4,000 people. The politics of Blandon are very local and focused on the needs of the community. It is represented by the townships board of supervisors, who are elected every four years. This board is responsible for addressing the issues that affect the town such as budgeting, public safety, and economic development. In addition to this board, there are also several locally elected officials who serve on school boards and other governing committees. These individuals are committed to ensuring that Blandon maintains its identity as an independent and safe small town with strong economic growth potential.
The political climate in Blandon, PA is somewhat 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
Blandon, PA is somewhat 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.
Blandon, 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 Blandon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $83,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $76,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)