Muhlenberg Park, PA is a small town nestled in the center of the state. With its small population, it has a tight-knit community and local politics can have a huge impact on the lives of its citizens. The town is represented by two dedicated city council members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the people. They take their responsibility seriously and strive to ensure that all constituents feel their voices are heard in City Hall. The council holds regular meetings that are open to the public, allowing citizens to get involved in debates and express opinions on local issues. Every few years, elections are held to determine who represents the town and there are always several candidates vying for the seats. Each candidate brings their own ideas and plans for Muhlenberg Park's future, allowing residents to make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their vote.
The political climate in Muhlenberg Park, 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
Muhlenberg Park, 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.
Muhlenberg Park, 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 Muhlenberg Park, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 537 contributions totaling $25,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $19,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)