New Jerusalem, PA is a small town in southeastern Pennsylvania that is home to a tight-knit community. Despite its size, it has an active political scene, with several local candidates running for office each election cycle. The town also holds regular town hall meetings to discuss important issues and hold public debates on matters of policy and legislation. The residents of New Jerusalem take pride in their hometown and are passionate about the decisions made by their elected officials. They understand the importance of having their voices heard in the political process and strive to make sure their interests are represented at every level of government.
The political climate in New Jerusalem, 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
New Jerusalem, 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.
New Jerusalem, 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 New Jerusalem, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 377 contributions totaling $48,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $52,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)