In 1960, Wyomissing, PA was on the brink of a new era in politics. With the civil rights movement in full swing and the nation on the cusp of recovery from World War II, the citizens of Wyomissing had an opportunity to make their voices heard. Many local candidates ran for office during this time with views that were both progressive and conservative. While no official population numbers are available, it is clear that many passionate individuals were working to shape the future of their city. The election results from this period reflect a diverse range of opinions among Wyomissing’s citizens, indicating a politically engaged community that was eager to make a difference in its own backyard.
The political climate in Zip 19610 (Wyomissing, 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 19610 (Wyomissing, PA) is leaning conservative.
Wyomissing, 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.
Wyomissing, 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 19610 (Wyomissing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 859 contributions totaling $111,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 921 contributions totaling $359,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)