East Union, PA is a small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. The town is characterized by its close-knit community and traditional values. Politically, East Union is a nonpartisan majority, with citizens holding a variety of ideologies and affiliations. Local representation comes in the form of various committees and boards, which work together to decide on issues that affect their community. The governing body for East Union is the Town Council, which consists of five members who are all elected at-large every three years in non-partisan elections. Additionally, the Town Council has several committees that meet regularly to discuss matters related to local government, such as public safety and infrastructure projects. Overall, politics in East Union are focused on the wellbeing of the entire town; residents support local initiatives that prioritize unity and progress over partisan divides.
The political climate in East Union, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Union, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
East Union, 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 East Union, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $9,294 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $32,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)