Dryville, PA is a small town in Pennsylvania with a population of around 4500 people. While it may not be a bustling metropolis, the politics of Dryville still hold weight in the local community. Local residents are passionate about their elected officials and take an active interest in the political goings-on that affect their community. Elections for mayor, city council, and school board members draw large crowds at the polls as citizens make sure their voices are heard. The current mayor is Bob Smith, who has served since 2018 and is running for re-election this year. The city council consists of four members, while the school board has three representatives who meet quarterly to discuss issues related to education and local policy. Representatives from both levels of government are always willing to listen to constituent concerns and address them with appropriate action whenever possible. As Dryville continues to grow and develop, citizens will continue to watch closely how their political representatives handle important decisions that affect their town's future.
The political climate in Dryville, 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
Dryville, 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.
Dryville, 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 Dryville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 485 contributions totaling $56,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $54,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)