Fleetwood, PA is a small town located in Berks County. The local political landscape is centered around the Fleetwood Borough Council and Mayor’s Office. These two governing bodies are responsible for setting taxes, providing services, making decisions on legislation, and other tasks associated with running the town. Every four years, the citizens of Fleetwood vote for candidates to fill these positions in local elections. Newly elected officials have the responsibility of representing their constituents and helping ensure that progress is made in the community. The Fleetwood Borough Council consists of seven members who work together to make decisions on behalf of the community and serve as advocates for residents of Fleetwood. This council meets regularly to discuss plans and policies that affect Fleetwood residents. The Mayor’s Office works closely with the council to implement these initiatives through various initiatives such as grants, economic development programs, infrastructure improvements, and more. In addition to locally elected officials, national representatives from Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district also serve Fleetwood residents by advocating for their interests at a federal level.
The political climate in Fleetwood, 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
Fleetwood, 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.
Fleetwood, 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 Fleetwood, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $48,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $52,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)