Forks Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania is a growing area with many great amenities. The political landscape of Forks Township is active and diverse. The township is led by a board of supervisors who are elected every four years by the local residents. They work together to ensure that the township remains well maintained and safe for all its citizens. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by voting in elections or attending township meetings and voicing their opinions. The township has a vibrant civic participation which helps keep the government accountable to its citizens. Additionally, there are several political action groups within the township that advocate for particular issues such as environmental protection, economic development, education reform, public safety and more. This involvement allows citizens to play an important role in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Forks township (Northampton County), 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
Forks township (Northampton County), 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.
Forks township (Northampton County), 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 Forks township (Northampton County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,728 contributions totaling $336,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 829 contributions totaling $529,297 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $638 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)