Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is a vibrant city in southern Pennsylvania located between the Cumberland Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is known for its rich history and culture, as well as its commitment to progressive politics. The local political scene in Chambersburg is diverse and dynamic, with each candidate having a unique set of ideas for how to tackle pressing issues like poverty, healthcare, and education. Currently, there are several Democratic candidates running in the 2020 Congressional election for the 13th district that includes Chambersburg: John Joyce, Doug Mastriano, Art Halvorson, and Rob Wasinger. Each candidate brings their own perspective on ways to improve the lives of constituents in Chambersburg through policy decisions on taxes, jobs, health care, civil rights issues and more. Whichever candidate is elected will undoubtedly bring a new level of leadership to the area that can help shape the future of Chambersburg and its residents for years to come.
The political climate in Chambersburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chambersburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Chambersburg, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chambersburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 946 contributions totaling $76,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 726 contributions totaling $130,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)