Sunbury, PA is a small town of approximately 10,000 people located in the Susquehanna Valley. The politics in Sunbury are largely conservative and stem from the Republican-leaning voting preference of the majority of citizens. There are two local political candidates representing Sunbury on the national level – Congressman Fred Keller and state Senator John DiSanto. Both Keller and DiSanto have built strong reputations in Sunbury and have both been re-elected several times due to their commitment to conservative values and their support for local businesses. The citizens of Sunbury are proud to have two dedicated politicians representing them at the state and federal levels, ensuring that their voices are heard in Washington D.C..
The political climate in Sunbury, PA is moderately conservative.
Northumberland County, PA is very conservative. In Northumberland County, PA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Northumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunbury, PA is moderately conservative.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sunbury 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.
Sunbury, 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 Sunbury, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 384 contributions totaling $26,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $28,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)