McKnightstown, PA is a small town in Central Pennsylvania known for its quaint charm and close-knit community. Politically, the town leans Democratic, with many of the local leaders being Democratic members of the city council or representatives of the state legislature. Most people in McKnightstown take an active interest in politics and are passionate about supporting candidates who reflect their values. The city is served by several organizations such as the McKnightstown Democratic Committee which work to promote responsible government and effective leadership through grassroots organizing efforts such as voter registration drives, candidate debates, and educational campaigns. Additionally, McKnightstown has seen an increase in young progressive candidates running for office, demonstrating that the political landscape of this small town is ever changing.
The political climate in McKnightstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, PA is very conservative. In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McKnightstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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.
McKnightstown, 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 McKnightstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $7,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,557 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)