The politics in 19547 Oley, PA are mainly focused on local elections. People from the area come together to decide who will represent them in the government by electing members to the local school board, county commissioners, and other similar positions. The decisions these elected officials make will have a direct impact on the lives of those living in and around Oley, so people take their civic duty seriously. The voting process is very important here, as it allows everyone in the community to have a say in who represents them and how their taxes are spent. Residents also take part in various town hall meetings and gatherings throughout the year to stay informed about what's going on with their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 19547 (Oley, 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 19547 (Oley, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Oley, 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.
Oley, 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 19547 (Oley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $9,254 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $48,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)