In Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, politics are a major part of the community. Every two years citizens have the opportunity to vote for local political candidates who will represent them in the township government. The elected officials are responsible for making decisions on important issues such as infrastructure, education, and public safety. In addition, they must work with county and state officials to ensure that Heidelberg Township residents have access to resources such as job opportunities and financial aid. As a result, these elected officials must have a strong understanding of the needs of their constituency and be able to effectively communicate their ideas in order to make positive changes for their constituents. Citizens in Heidelberg Township can stay informed about political events and current developments by attending public meetings or reading local news sources. Furthermore, getting involved by volunteering with campaigns or other initiatives can help influence political policies within the township.
The political climate in Heidelberg township (Lehigh County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Lehigh County, PA is leaning liberal. In Lehigh County, PA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lehigh county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 45.5%.
Lehigh county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heidelberg township (Lehigh County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Lehigh 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.
Heidelberg township (Lehigh County), 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 Heidelberg township (Lehigh County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,003 contributions totaling $112,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $81,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)