Hamburg, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Berks County with an approximate population of 4,800 people. Located just 90 miles west of Philadelphia, Hamburg is a rural town with a rich history and strong community ties. The local politics in Hamburg focus on the issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens such as public safety, economic development, and public services. These are topics that are discussed and debated amongst the town’s mayor and council members who are elected to represent the interests of their constituents. Additionally, city organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce or Rotary Club also help to shape the political landscape by advocating for local businesses and hosting events that strengthen civic engagement within the borough.
The political climate in Zip 19526 (Hamburg, 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 19526 (Hamburg, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Hamburg, 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.
Hamburg, 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 19526 (Hamburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $5,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $10,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)