East Bangor, PA is a small town located in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region. It is home to a diverse population of people who are actively involved in local politics. Most elections are contested by a variety of candidates from both major and minor parties, giving East Bangor residents the opportunity to choose from a wide selection of candidates when deciding who to vote for. Political involvement is high in the area and issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and the environment are all regularly discussed by local political leaders. The town also hosts various meetings and events throughout the year that bring together members of the community to engage in meaningful dialogue about important policies that affect their daily lives. With so many avenues for citizens to take part in politics, East Bangor has become an example of how small towns can have an active role in shaping their future.
The political climate in East Bangor, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Bangor, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
East Bangor, Pennsylvania: d d D d r d
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 East Bangor, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 233 contributions totaling $20,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $39,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)