New Bedford, PA is a small town in western Pennsylvania with a tight-knit community of around 3,500 people. The town is governed by the local Borough Council, composed of elected officials who serve two-year terms. This council is responsible for making decisions about the budget, infrastructure, public safety, and other matters that are important to the residents of New Bedford. Every election cycle, candidates come forward to run for office and represent their constituents on the Borough Council. These local elections are an important part of New Bedford’s political process as they allow citizens to have a voice in their own governance and hold politicians accountable for their actions. Additionally, the local elections provide an opportunity for residents to learn more about their community and engage with one another on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in New Bedford, PA is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Bedford, PA is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Bedford, Pennsylvania: d 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 New Bedford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $4,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $28,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)