Harford is a small town in Pennsylvania filled with rich history and close-knit communities. The politics in Harford are centered around local issues such as taxes, education, and public safety. The political climate of Harford is generally moderate; local residents typically vote for candidates from both major parties depending on the issue at hand. There are a number of local political organizations and campaigns that engage Harford’s citizens by providing forums to discuss important issues, organizing voter registration drives, and connecting people to other resources. Local candidates running for office typically focus on the importance of education and job opportunities in the area. They also address issues like economic development, infrastructure funding, and environmental protection. The town also actively participates in state-wide elections when necessary to ensure their voices are heard on the national platform as well.
The political climate in Harford, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harford, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 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.
Harford, 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 Harford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $14,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $8,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)