Burlington, PA is a small town located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It has an interesting political landscape due to its close proximity to larger cities and towns such as Philadelphia and Trenton. Locally, Burlington is represented by a variety of elected officials including the Mayor, Council members, and Township Supervisors. These officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of all Burlington citizens. Issues like taxes, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, economic development efforts, zoning matters, and environmental protection are all addressed in some way by these local representatives. Residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard through public meetings held regularly in Burlington or by voting during local elections held every two years. It is important for people living here to stay informed on these issues so that they can help shape the future of their community through their votes and actions.
The political climate in Burlington township, PA is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington township, PA is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre 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.
Burlington township, 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 Burlington township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 343 contributions totaling $27,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $54,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)