New Schaefferstown, PA is a small town that values its community and its sense of unity. Politically, the town has traditionally been quite conservative, with most residents voting for Republican candidates at both local and state levels. However, in recent years there has been a shift towards more progressive values, with many younger residents advocating for social policies such as universal healthcare and economic reforms like an increase in the minimum wage. In order to keep up with these changing times, local political candidates have risen to the occasion, offering fresh perspectives on how to move forward. From grassroots campaigns to large scale initiatives and events, these politicians are striving to make New Schaefferstown a place where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in New Schaefferstown, PA is moderately 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 Schaefferstown, PA is moderately 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 Schaefferstown, 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 Schaefferstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $3,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $11,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)