Weatherly, PA is a small community located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. It has a long history of political activism and engagement with the local government. The town is currently represented in the state legislature by representatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, borough council members, and other positions. Residents take their civic duties seriously and often turn out in droves to vote. Issues like education, public safety, infrastructure, development, and taxes are all discussed during these election cycles. Candidates seek to make sure that the needs of Weatherly's residents are met while ensuring fiscal responsibility and ongoing growth. Politics in Weatherly remain an important part of daily life for many locals who care deeply about their community and its future.
The political climate in Weatherly, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weatherly, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania: d 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 Weatherly, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)