New Philadelphia, PA is a small city located in the southeastern part of the state. The population of New Philadelphia is just over 6,000 people and the city is governed by an elected mayor and six members of city council. The current mayor is Paul Friend, who was elected to a second four-year term in 2019. Over the past few years, the city has seen an increase in citizens' involvement in local politics with several initiatives that have increased civic engagement and public participation. Some of these initiatives include town hall meetings, public forums on important topics, and a series of listening sessions for community members to offer their input on local issues. The city council is also committed to creating transparent legislative processes and engaging residents in meaningful dialogue about the future direction of New Philadelphia. In addition to this, there are several local political candidates running for office in upcoming elections who are working hard to ensure that New Philadelphia's citizens have their voices heard and their interests represented on a local level.
The political climate in Zip 17959 (New Philadelphia, PA) is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17959 (New Philadelphia, PA) is strongly conservative.
New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area is very 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 Philadelphia, 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 17959 (New Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)