Upper Milford is a small township located in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. It is known for its rich history and quaint small-town atmosphere. The local politics of Upper Milford are important to the community, as they help to determine the direction and development of the area. Many local residents take an active role in their local government and get involved with their representatives. Residents have access to elected officials from both major political parties, who work together to advocate for issues that affect the town and its residents. There are also several grassroots organizations dedicated to making a difference at a local level, such as promoting environmental initiatives or increasing economic opportunities. Additionally, there are numerous events held throughout the year where citizens can connect with their elected officials and voice their opinion on matters of importance to them. Through such events, Upper Milford continues to remain an engaged community that works together towards bettering the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Upper Milford, PA is leaning conservative.
Lehigh County, PA is leaning liberal. In Lehigh County, PA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lehigh county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 45.5%.
Lehigh county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upper Milford, PA is leaning conservative.
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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.
Upper Milford, 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 Upper Milford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,624 contributions totaling $176,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 851 contributions totaling $195,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)