Spring Township (Berks County), PA is a delightful small town with plenty of activities and attractions, but it also has a vibrant political scene. The people in the township are dedicated to upholding a strong sense of community and making sure all voices are heard. Residents take great pride in their local government, which is made up of five elected officials - three supervisors, a tax collector, and a treasurer. These elected officials make decisions that affect the township's residents, such as setting budgets for departments and programs and maintaining roads and public buildings. Spring Township also has its own volunteer fire department as well as an active police force to ensure the safety of the citizens. Further, there are numerous civic organizations that hold events throughout the year to foster camaraderie among residents. All in all, Spring Township (Berks County), PA has an excellent community atmosphere that is strongly supported by its many passionate political leaders.
The political climate in Spring 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
Spring 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.
Spring 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 Spring township (Berks County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,123 contributions totaling $1,034,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,573 contributions totaling $2,846,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)