The 18603 Berwick, PA area has a long history of politics and civic engagement. Since the late 1800's, the citizens of the Berwick area have voted in local elections for mayors, council members, and other important political offices. Today, the city is home to a diverse range of citizens with a variety of backgrounds and interests. Voting in local elections is an important way to show support for representatives that will best represent the needs and values of the community. It is also an opportunity to participate in a larger conversation about issues relevant to our daily lives such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety and more. Local political candidates strive to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met by advocating for their concerns at both state and national levels. Through voter registration drives, town hall meetings, social media campaigns and more, local political candidates help keep our community informed about current events while encouraging civic participation.
The political climate in Zip 18603 (Berwick, PA) is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18603 (Berwick, PA) is moderately conservative.
Berwick, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area is strongly 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.
Berwick, 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 18603 (Berwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $11,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $24,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)