Hummelstown, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Dauphin County with a population of around 4,600 people. It is an important part of the local community and has many political figures that serve the area. Local politicians work to ensure Hummelstown’s prosperity by promoting economic growth, advocating for public safety, and improving education systems. The local government consists of elected officials who are responsible for representing the interests of its citizens. Hummelstown citizens also have the opportunity to vote on various ballot measures that affect their daily lives. As part of the community, local residents can be active participants in the political process by attending public meetings, participating in campaigns, or volunteering at polling places. In this way, they help keep their representatives accountable to their constituents and ensure that their voice is heard when it comes to key issues facing Hummelstown’s future.
The political climate in Hummelstown, PA is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hummelstown, PA is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Harrisburg-Carlisle 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.
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Hummelstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,098 contributions totaling $231,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 617 contributions totaling $128,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)