Leacock, PA is a small town in Pennsylvania with a population of around 1,500 people. The town is known for its quaint downtown area and rural feel. It has a mayor-council form of government and its current mayor is Richard Peterson. The town council consists of seven members who work to serve the citizens and make decisions that will benefit them all. The council meets twice a month to discuss local issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety and more. Local political candidates have campaigned for the council seats in the past, including some notable candidates such as former Leacock mayor Mary Jo Smith. In addition to this, the town also holds various forums throughout the year where citizens can ask questions about any particular issue or get their opinion heard by their elected officials. There have been some heated debates between local politicians but overall they are all dedicated to making life better for residents of Leacock, PA.
The political climate in Leacock, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leacock, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Leacock, 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 Leacock, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $9,281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 921 contributions totaling $215,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)