Hartleton, Pennsylvania is a small town of about 5,000 people located in the south-central part of the state. It is a rural community with mostly agricultural and forestry industries, but has seen an increase in tourism over the past few years due to its proximity to larger cities such as Philadelphia. The political climate in Hartleton is generally considered conservative, but there are a variety of candidates from both major parties that run for local offices. The town is currently represented in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by Republican incumbent Tom Smith and in the State Senate by Democrat Pat Cusack. In addition to these two officials, there are also several locally elected positions such as Mayor and Town Council members that are filled on a regular basis during municipal elections. These individuals play an important role in shaping the direction and future of Hartleton, as they are responsible for setting budgets, passing legislation, and establishing policies for the benefit of their constituents.
The political climate in Hartleton, PA is strongly conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartleton, PA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hartleton, 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 Hartleton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)