Littlestown, PA is a small town located in Adams County. Though the town itself is relatively small, it is an important part of the larger Adams County political landscape. The town is represented by the Republican Party in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and has been for many years. Local elections feature several candidates from both major parties vying for local offices such as Mayor and Town Council. Every election cycle, citizens come out to vote on new policies that will shape the future of Littlestown. Through this democratic process, citizens are able to have their voices heard in local politics and have an impact on their community's future.
The political climate in Littlestown, PA is moderately conservative.
Adams County, PA is very conservative. In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Littlestown, PA is moderately conservative.
Adams County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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.
Littlestown, 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 Littlestown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $3,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $9,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)