Mount Penn, PA is a small borough located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is home to approximately 2,800 residents who enjoy the quiet atmosphere of their community. The political landscape in Mount Penn is largely split between Republican and Democratic candidates. During elections, local residents come together to elect their representatives for the mayor, borough council, school board, county commissioners and state representatives. Every election cycle brings with it new opportunities to make positive changes that benefit the people of Mount Penn. In recent years, local politicians have pushed for stronger environmental protection regulations and greater investment in infrastructure projects to improve public safety. Additionally, they have worked together to support more educational opportunities for children and bring additional economic development initiatives into town. The local politics of Mount Penn are rooted in strong values of civic engagement and cooperation between parties that share a common goal – improving life for everyone within their community.
The political climate in Mount Penn, PA is leaning 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
Mount Penn, PA is leaning 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.
Mount Penn, 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 Mount Penn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,164 contributions totaling $221,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $31,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)