Long Branch, PA is a small town located in York County. It is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected for four-year terms. In recent years, the Mayor and Council have worked together to create a better quality of life for their citizens. The local government works hard to improve infrastructure, education, and public safety within the town. The Mayor and Council hold regular open meetings that keep citizens informed about what’s going on in their community. They also work closely with state representatives to ensure that Long Branch receives the resources it needs to thrive. Residents of Long Branch are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in ensuring that their voices are heard when it comes to decision making within their community.
The political climate in Long Branch, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Branch, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh 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.
Long Branch, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Long Branch, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $9,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $156,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,071 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)