The politics in 19540 Mohnton, PA are largely dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties. The Democratic party has a strong presence in the area, and local elections often draw a lot of attention from local voters. The two main political organizations in Mohnton are the Berks County Republican Committee and the Berks County Democratic Committee. Local candidates that have recently run for office include Eric Weakland, who unsuccessfully ran for state representative; Marcella Williams, who was elected to serve as a county commissioner; and Tom Quigley, who was elected to serve as Judge of Elections. Voters in 19540 Mohnton, PA often prioritize issues such as education funding, environmental sustainability, healthcare access, and public safety when voting for their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 19540 (Mohnton, 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 19540 (Mohnton, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Mohnton, 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.
Mohnton, 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 19540 (Mohnton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $12,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $26,147 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)