Northampton Township is a powerful political hub in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It enjoys strong representation from both major parties at the local, state and federal levels. As a result, the township has seen an influx of political activism and energy. The Democratic Party dominates the local government, with five out of seven members on the Board of Supervisors and three out of four members on the Township Planning Commission being registered Democrats. Local residents take great pride in participating in town politics; voter turnout for elections is consistently high. In addition to traditional forms of engagement such as voting, Northampton Township residents also participate in volunteer activities related to politics and public policy. For example, they often attend town hall meetings to voice their opinion on issues affecting their community. The township’s vibrant political landscape continues to shape its future for the better.
The political climate in Northampton township (Bucks County), PA is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, PA is leaning liberal. In Bucks County, PA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bucks county remained Democratic, 51.5% to 47.2%.
Bucks county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northampton township (Bucks County), PA is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Northampton township (Bucks County), Pennsylvania: d d d d d d
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 Northampton township (Bucks County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24,313 contributions totaling $2,551,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,850 contributions totaling $1,673,041 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)