Walnutport, PA is a small town located in Northampton County. It is served by a mayor-council government system, with the mayor and four council members elected to four-year terms. The current mayor of Walnutport is Robert Hartzell and the current council members are John Reimert, Richard Bittinger, Elizabeth Krum and Joseph Miller. One of the major issues facing Walnutport's local politics today is economic development. While there have been some recent successes in terms of developing businesses within the community, there remain areas of the town that need additional attention to improve their infrastructure and attract more businesses and visitors. In addition, several initiatives to improve public safety have been proposed recently as well as plans to upgrade the town's aging water system. Local residents are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending town hall meetings or voting on upcoming ballot measures. With its rich history and unique culture, Walnutport is an important part of Northampton County and its citizens are active in making sure it remains a vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Walnutport, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnutport, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton 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.
Walnutport, Pennsylvania: d d D d r 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 Walnutport, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $15,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $11,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)