New Bedford, Pennsylvania is a small town located in York County with an estimated population of 16140. It is a largely rural area and is served by a variety of local government officials, including the town mayor, members of the borough council, and other appointed positions. The local political scene in New Bedford consists largely of Republican candidates who have held elected office for many years. These politicians are committed to promoting and protecting the interests of their constituents through careful fiscal management and sound decision-making. They strive to make sure that all residents have access to basic necessities such as clean water, safe roads, quality education systems and more. In addition, local growth initiatives are often implemented with input from community members to ensure that economic development continues in the area. In short, politics in New Bedford is an important part of life for its citizens and helps create a better quality of life for those who call the town their home.
The political climate in Zip 16140 (New Bedford, PA) is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16140 (New Bedford, PA) is strongly conservative.
New Bedford, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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 Bedford, Pennsylvania: d 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 16140 (New Bedford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)