McHenry, PA is a small rural town with a population of approximately 400 people. The politics in McHenry are largely determined by the local government, which consists of three elected officials. These officials include the mayor, town council members and a town clerk who are responsible for managing the affairs of the town. The mayor is responsible for representing the interests of the community and ensuring that all services are provided to residents in an efficient and timely manner. Town council members serve as policy makers, enacting ordinances and regulations and setting tax rates. The town clerk is responsible for maintaining records, issuing licenses and permits, conducting elections, assessing taxes and collecting payments from residents. All three of these positions are voted on by the citizens of McHenry during municipal elections held annually.
The political climate in McHenry, PA is strongly 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
McHenry, PA is strongly 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.
McHenry, 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 McHenry, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $46,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $67,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)