Kutztown University, located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, is a vibrant center of political activity. Every election year, candidates from all parties come to the university to rally their supporters and speak about their platforms. The students and faculty at Kutztown play an active role in politics, engaging in discourse with local politicians and attending rallies to show their support for what they believe in. Kutztown University also features a variety of student groups ranging from the College Republicans to the Young Progressives where students can discuss current events and become involved in local politics. In addition to this activity, the university hosts regular lectures and talks with local politicians on topics ranging from education reform to healthcare reform. With so many opportunities for political discussion and involvement, it's no wonder why Kutztown University is such an important part of Pennsylvania's political landscape.
The political climate in Kutztown University, PA is somewhat liberal.
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
Kutztown University, PA is somewhat liberal.
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.
Kutztown University, 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 Kutztown University, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,517 contributions totaling $57,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $44,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)