The politics of 19511 Bowers, PA are largely focused on local and state initiatives. The town is home to a number of different political parties that all have their own views on how the government should operate. For example, the Republican party strongly favors low taxes and limited government involvement while the Democratic party is more likely to favor higher taxes and increased government programs. Local politicians are often active in campaigning for their causes within the community, attending meetings and engaging in public appearances at events such as town hall meetings. In addition to these efforts, local politicians also have to stay abreast of national politics since policies at the federal level can greatly influence life in 19511 Bowers, PA. This means that citizens in this area must pay close attention to the issues taking place beyond their own borders so they can make informed decisions about who they will vote for during upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 19511 (Bowers, 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 19511 (Bowers, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Bowers, 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.
Bowers, 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 19511 (Bowers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)