Brecknock Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania is a rural area with a population of about 8,000 people. The area has always had a strong sense of community and this is reflected in the politics of the township. Residents are actively involved in local government, taking part in meetings and voicing opinions on issues that affect their lives. Local elections are held every two years for township supervisor and four other elected positions which are responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operations of the township such as maintaining roads and parks, managing services like waste collection, and enforcing laws to keep the community safe. Brecknock Township residents take great pride in their local government officials who work hard to meet their needs while protecting their rights.
The political climate in Brecknock township (Berks County), 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
Brecknock township (Berks County), 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.
Brecknock township (Berks County), 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 Brecknock township (Berks County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,836 contributions totaling $132,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,069 contributions totaling $302,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)