Hometown, PA is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. It has a vibrant community and a long history rooted in politics. In recent years, the city has seen an increased interest in local politics amongst its residents. There have been several highly contested races for mayor and city council seats in the past few election cycles. The current mayor is well-respected by both sides of the aisle and oversees a team of council members who are passionate about improving the quality of life for all citizens of Hometown, PA. Residents often come together to attend City Council meetings or voice their opinions on important issues at public forums. By engaging in discourse about local politics, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and honored as they help shape Hometown's future.
The political climate in Hometown, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hometown, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Hometown, 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 Hometown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $12,308 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $24,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)