Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an important city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It has a long and storied history that has included its role as a leading center of American culture, led by prominent individuals from all walks of life. Politically, Lancaster has been a major player in the state for centuries, with political leaders influencing local and state policies. Today, Lancaster is home to an active political scene which includes both local and state candidates running for office. There are numerous organizations dedicated to supporting political causes, and many people actively engaged in politics. From traditional party affiliations to independent voices, Lancaster's citizens have always been passionate about their politics and remain highly engaged in civic discourse.
The political climate in Lancaster, PA is leaning liberal.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lancaster, PA is leaning liberal.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,460 contributions totaling $1,080,217 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,372 contributions totaling $910,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)