In 19504 Barto, PA politics is an important part of the community. The area is represented by a variety of local politicians, including representatives in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Senate, and Governor's office. For citizens in the 19504 Barto community, getting involved in local politics is beneficial for keeping their communities safe and prosperous. Political movements such as voter registration drives and advocacy campaigns are organized to ensure the citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of government. Educational programs help inform voters on pressing policy issues and provide guidance on how to best communicate with their representatives. The people of 19504 Barto take pride in their city and ensure that their local politicians work hard to make it a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 19504 (Barto, PA) is somewhat 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
Zip 19504 (Barto, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Barto, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
Barto, 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 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 19504 (Barto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 254 contributions totaling $15,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)