Intercourse, PA is a small town located in the heart of Lancaster County. The town has a population of about 200 people and is known for its close-knit community and old-fashioned values. Politics are an important part of life in Intercourse, with issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, and public safety being discussed regularly. Local elected officials play an important role in addressing these issues, which makes it important for residents to actively participate in the political process by voting for candidates that they feel best represent their interests and values. On Election Day each year, the people of Intercourse come together to cast their ballots and make their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Intercourse, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Intercourse, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Intercourse, 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 Intercourse, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $29,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $504 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)