The small town of New Berlin, Pennsylvania is located in the west-central region of the state, with a population of just over 1,700 people. It is a largely rural area, home to rolling hills and lush farmland. Despite its small size, the politics of New Berlin are still very important to its residents. Like much of the rest of Pennsylvania, the Republican party typically dominates local elections. In recent years, however, there has been an increase in Democratic support in the area. The city's mayor and town council members are all currently Republicans who have earned their positions by serving the community faithfully and supporting its residents' needs. Local elections often involve issues such as education reform, economic revitalization, infrastructure improvements and quality of life initiatives. Residents take these issues seriously and look for candidates who will best represent their interests and values when making decisions about their town's future.
The political climate in Zip 17855 (New Berlin, PA) is moderately conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17855 (New Berlin, PA) is moderately conservative.
New Berlin, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Berlin, Pennsylvania: R R R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 17855 (New Berlin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $15,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)