Gilbertsville, PA is a small town located in Montgomery County and is home to around 6,000 people. Known for its quaint downtown area, the town has a long history of local politics that dates back to the mid-1800s. Currently, Gilbertsville’s politics are focused on maintaining the best quality of life for its residents. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and community development initiatives. Additionally, local elections are held every two years to help ensure that Gilbertsville remains a vibrant and active community. Residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will represent their interests in the areas of education, health care, and economic development.
The political climate in Gilbertsville, PA is leaning liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilbertsville, PA is leaning liberal.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania: d D D D D 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 Gilbertsville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,225 contributions totaling $73,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 449 contributions totaling $57,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)