In 19611 Reading, PA, the politics of the time were heavily influenced by the social and economic issues of the day. Issues such as civil rights, education, public safety, health care and taxation were all important topics for local candidates to address. Most candidates in Reading campaigned on a platform that focused on expanding access to resources and opportunities for all citizens. During this time period, many campaigns also focused on curbing poverty in Reading and advocating for social reforms that would benefit underserved communities. Additionally, local politicians often worked closely with state and federal representatives to ensure their constituents had adequate representation at a higher level of government. With much of the population engaged in political discourse, 19611 Reading was an active political atmosphere that promised opportunity for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 19611 (Reading, PA) is leaning 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 19611 (Reading, PA) is leaning conservative.
Reading, Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Reading, 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 19611 (Reading)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $24,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $21,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)