The politics in Jersey Shore, PA are alive and active. Local elections often draw a large turnout from the community, as residents strive to make their voices heard and shape the future of their town. Recent issues have included tax reform, school district funding, and affordable housing initiatives. The community is served by various local officials who serve on city council, school board, and other public service boards. These officials are elected to help implement policy changes that benefit the citizens of Jersey Shore. As more people move into this vibrant community, it's important for local political candidates to remain engaged with the electorate and provide solutions that meet the needs of all of its residents.
The political climate in Jersey Shore, PA is moderately conservative.
Lycoming County, PA is very conservative. In Lycoming County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lycoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Lycoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jersey Shore, PA is moderately conservative.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Williamsport 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.
Jersey Shore, 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 Jersey Shore, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $13,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $20,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)