The small town of Pleasant Hill, PA is a peaceful place with a strong community spirit. The local politics in the town focus on improving the quality of life for its citizens. This includes initiatives to improve public safety, preserve open land and promote economic development. In recent years the town has seen an influx of new businesses and restaurants which has brought more jobs and visitors to the area. Residents elect their local government officials every two years who represent their interests when making decisions about laws, regulations and other important topics. These local leaders have worked diligently to ensure that Pleasant Hill remains a safe, prosperous place to live, work and visit for all of its residents.
The political climate in Pleasant Hill, PA is somewhat conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Hill, PA is somewhat conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,334 contributions totaling $201,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,497 contributions totaling $304,203 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)