The politics in Caernarvon Township (Berks County), Pennsylvania, are dominated by local government issues and decisions. The township is part of the larger Berks County, and is represented at the county level by three elected commissioners. At the state level, Caernarvon Township is represented by a senator and representative in Harrisburg. The township also has a mayor and board of supervisors that provide local government services to its citizens. The supervisors oversee police, fire protection, public works, parks and recreation, planning and zoning, sewer and water services, as well as many other services. In addition to these local bodies of government, Caernarvon Township also elects representatives to sit on Pennsylvania’s state legislature each election cycle. Through these representatives’ work in Harrisburg, Caernarvon Township residents have access to important programs like Medicaid and unemployment benefits that help many families with financial needs. Additionally, important legislation affecting taxation or environmental protection can be passed at the state level that directly affects residents of Caernarvon Township.
The political climate in Caernarvon 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
Caernarvon 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.
Caernarvon 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 Caernarvon township (Berks County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $65,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $43,859 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)