West Reading, Pennsylvania is a small but vibrant city that offers its residents a lot of opportunity. In terms of politics, the city is represented by the West Reading Borough Council, which consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. These members are responsible for setting policy and overseeing city departments. In addition to the Council, West Reading citizens also elect mayors and other local officials who work together to create an environment that supports economic development and social progress. As a result, residents in West Reading have access to quality education, healthcare, transportation, recreation, and other essential services. The people of West Reading take great pride in their community and strive to ensure that their voices are heard at local governmentlevel.
The political climate in West Reading, PA is leaning 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
West Reading, PA is leaning 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.
West Reading, 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 West Reading, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,218 contributions totaling $135,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 976 contributions totaling $381,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)