Maidencreek, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Berks county. The town has long been known for its strong sense of community and close-knit residents. On the political front, the citizens of Maidencreek are very active in local politics. As with any city or town, there are always a few political issues that divide the citizens of Maidencreek. However, when it comes to elections, the people of Maidencreek come together to elect officials who best represent their values. Over the past several years, some of the most prominent politicians from Maidencreek include current mayor Bill Smith and U.S. Representative John Maurer who was recently reelected for his fifth term. Politically speaking, the citizens of Maidencreek generally lean towards a center-right platform which helps shape many of their decisions on key issues such as taxes and education reform. In addition to these topics, environmental protection is also an important issue for citizens of Maidencreek as they strive to maintain a healthy balance between economic development and environmental conservation efforts
The political climate in Maidencreek, 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
Maidencreek, 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.
Maidencreek, 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 Maidencreek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,437 contributions totaling $171,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 708 contributions totaling $165,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)