The borough of Perkasie, PA, is a small but vibrant community located in Bucks County. It is an important hub for local government and politics, with representatives from both the state and national level participating in the area’s political events. Within Perkasie, there are several regularly elected members of City Council who work together to ensure that the town runs smoothly and efficiently. These members are responsible for such matters as the budget and tax rate decisions, zoning ordinances, licensing and permit approvals, public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements and maintenance of city buildings and parks. In addition to City Council, there are also local committees which focus on specific needs within the community. This includes a Planning Commission which looks at land development proposals as well as a Sewer Advisory Group that works to improve waste management services. Additionally, Perkasie residents can participate in community forums featuring candidates running for office in their district in order to gain more insight into each candidate’s platform and ideas. Finally, voting is an important part of civic engagement in Perkasie and all eligible voters should take advantage of their right to have their voices heard through the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 18944 (Perkasie, PA) is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, PA is leaning liberal. In Bucks County, PA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bucks county remained Democratic, 51.5% to 47.2%.
Bucks county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18944 (Perkasie, PA) is leaning conservative.
Perkasie, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Perkasie, Pennsylvania: d d d d d 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 18944 (Perkasie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,088 contributions totaling $81,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $86,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)