Penn Township (Berks County), Pennsylvania is a small community with a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is an important part of Berks County and has been for many years. The politics in Penn Township are largely focused on local issues affecting the residents such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. Every two years there are elections for Mayor and Council Members to represent the citizens of Penn Township. Currently, the Mayor of Penn Township is John Hartman and the four Council Members are Darlene Smith, Steve Miller, Robert Wagner, and Jenna Weigle. All members of Penn Township’s political office are dedicated to making decisions that will improve the lives of their constituents. Residents can stay informed about local politics by attending council meetings or following news stories about the political happenings in Penn Township online or in local newspapers.
The political climate in Penn township (Berks County), 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
Penn township (Berks County), 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.
Penn township (Berks County), 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 Penn township (Berks County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $7,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $20,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)