Pen Argyl, PA 18072 is a small borough in Northampton County located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The politics of Pen Argyl are shaped by the town's history as a rural farming community. The borough has been ruled by the same political party for almost two decades, giving it an air of stability and consistency when it comes to policy decisions. As a result, most of the local issues are focused on maintaining Pen Argyl's small-town charm while making sure services like education and public safety are well funded. There are many opportunities for civic engagement, such as attending town hall meetings and participating in grassroots campaigns to raise awareness about local issues. The current mayor is Tom Yurista, a Democrat who was just elected in 2020 after serving as a councilman since 2015. He is passionate about supporting small businesses and providing quality services to all residents of Pen Argyl.
The political climate in Zip 18072 (Pen Argyl, PA) is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18072 (Pen Argyl, PA) is leaning conservative.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania: d d D d r d
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 18072 (Pen Argyl)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $20,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $32,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)