Harrisburg is a small town located in New York state. It has a long history of political involvement, both on a local and state level. The town has a strong tradition of grassroots activism and community-driven politics, with many residents taking part in local elections. In recent years Harrisburg has seen more candidates running for local office, giving the people of Harrisburg more choice when it comes to their elected officials. Local issues such as public safety, taxation, and infrastructure are all heavily discussed during elections. Residents have also been involved in larger state issues like healthcare reform and economic development. Harrisburg may be a small town but its political landscape is vibrant and ever-changing, making it an interesting place to live for those interested in participating in the political process.
The political climate in Harrisburg, NY is very conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrisburg, NY is very conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very conservative.
New York is moderately 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.
Harrisburg, New York: 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 Harrisburg, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $6,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $7,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)