Lower Heidelberg, PA is a small town in eastern Pennsylvania known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. The politics of the town are largely conservative, with local elections typically won by candidates espousing traditional values and advocating for lower taxes. Many of the decisions made in Lower Heidelberg are aimed at preserving the town's rural nature and passing down heritage to future generations. In recent years, there have also been attempts to attract new businesses while protecting the environment and maintaining local traditions. Issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development often take center stage during election season. Despite political differences among citizens, many still come together to ensure that their hometown remains a safe place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Lower Heidelberg, 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
Lower Heidelberg, 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.
Lower Heidelberg, 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 Lower Heidelberg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 860 contributions totaling $81,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 437 contributions totaling $166,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)