Packer, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. With its picturesque streets and friendly residents, Packer is a great place to call home. Although it may be small, politics still hold a strong presence in Packer. Locals are passionate when it comes to their political beliefs and there is always an active debate taking place in the community. During local elections, the townspeople come together to vote their choice for elected officials and make their voices heard. The political process helps ensure that everyone's opinion is considered and that decisions are made for the benefit of all citizens of Packer.
The political climate in Packer, PA is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Packer, PA is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Packer, Pennsylvania: d 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 Packer, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)