In the small town of Schuylkill Haven, PA, located in zip code 17972, politics are an important part of the community. The local government is responsible for providing services and resources to its citizens. Decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people of the area. These elected representatives create policies and regulations that affect the daily lives of those living in Schuylkill Haven. They also work together to ensure that federal and state laws are properly enforced within the borough. Local political candidates are regularly voted in by residents to help ensure that their voices are heard in local decision-making processes. Residents can get involved in their local politics by attending meetings, joining community groups, or voting for their preferred candidates during elections.
The political climate in Zip 17972 (Schuylkill Haven, PA) is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17972 (Schuylkill Haven, PA) is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area is very 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.
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania: r 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 17972 (Schuylkill Haven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $3,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $25,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)