Upper Bern, PA is a small town located in the outskirts of Pennsylvania. It is known for its quaint streets and tight-knit community. Politically, Upper Bern has traditionally been a conservative area with strong support for Republican candidates. Local issues such as taxes, education, and public services are important to those residing in Upper Bern. Recently, there have been some changes as more moderate voices join the political conversation and call for an increase in funding for local schools and public works projects. While it remains to be seen whether these ideas will become reality, it is clear that political conversations in Upper Bern are becoming more diverse and create an exciting opportunity for change.
The political climate in Upper Bern, PA is moderately 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
Upper Bern, PA is moderately 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.
Upper Bern, 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 Upper Bern, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 379 contributions totaling $19,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $47,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)