Meridian, PA is a small town located in Berks County. It is home to a diverse population of people from various backgrounds and walks of life. The town has its own local government, which consists of an elected mayor and city council members. In Meridian, the citizens have an opportunity to exercise their right to vote by electing representatives who will serve in positions of leadership within the community. This allows them to make decisions that affect the quality of life for all residents in Meridian. Issues such as taxes, housing, infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development are all discussed at the council meetings and voted on accordingly. With local elections happening regularly in Meridian, it is important for citizens to stay informed about candidates running for office so they can choose representatives who will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Meridian, PA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, PA is very conservative. In Butler County, PA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Meridian, PA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pittsburgh 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.
Meridian, Pennsylvania: R R R 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 Meridian, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 551 contributions totaling $33,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 566 contributions totaling $286,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)