Selinsgrove, PA is a small town in Snyder County with a thriving community. The local politics are dominated by the Republican Party, which has held control of the majority of elected offices for many years. The current mayor, Tom Faley, is a Republican and was re-elected in 2020 after serving since 2016. School Board members and township supervisors are also largely Republican, though there are some independent candidates running for office in recent years. In addition to the local government, Selinsgrove's residents actively participate in state and national politics as well. For instance, many residents have attended rallies and protests to advocate for causes they believe in. This shows that while the locals may agree on most issues, they're willing to put forth their own opinions when it comes to larger political matters.
The political climate in Selinsgrove, PA is somewhat conservative.
Snyder County, PA is very conservative. In Snyder County, PA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snyder county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.6%.
Snyder county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Selinsgrove, PA is somewhat conservative.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Selinsgrove 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.
Selinsgrove, 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 Selinsgrove, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $69,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $16,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)