Richlandtown, PA is a small city located in central Pennsylvania. It has a population of about 12,000 people and is known for its unique local politics. The local government primarily consists of a mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens of Richlandtown every four years. All decisions made by the city council must be approved by the mayor and municipal court system. The current mayor is John Smith and he is supported by a diverse group of individuals who share his vision for a prosperous future for Richlandtown. Citizens of Richlandtown often come together to discuss important issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and public safety. Every year the town holds an annual town meeting where residents can voice their opinions on topics affecting Richlandtown's future. In addition to the local government, several state representatives also represent Richlandtown in Harrisburg. They work to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources while keeping taxes low for businesses in order to create jobs for the community.
The political climate in Richlandtown, 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
Richlandtown, 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.
Richlandtown, 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 Richlandtown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)