New Kingstown, PA is a small town located in central PA. It has a rich history and is rich in culture and diversity. The local government of New Kingstown operates with the same democratic values as the rest of the United States, including open dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. Politically, the town leans Democratic but there are also many independents who support various candidates from both major political parties. Each election season, locals come together to debate and discuss important topics that will have an effect on their lives. This includes everything from healthcare to education to taxes and economic development. Locally elected officials strive to make the best possible decisions for all citizens of New Kingstown while upholding their moral beliefs. In conclusion, politics in New Kingstown consists of residents actively engaging in their local government by participating in elections and voicing their opinions on important issues that affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in New Kingstown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Kingstown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
New Kingstown, 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 New Kingstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,239 contributions totaling $169,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 748 contributions totaling $295,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $394 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)