Lykens is a small town located in Pennsylvania's Dauphin County. It has a long history of political involvement, with numerous local initiatives having been started to improve the quality of life in the community. The Lykens Borough Council is composed of five elected officials who work together to make decisions on behalf of all residents. They have tackled issues such as infrastructure repairs and economic development. Additionally, Lykens is the home base for several state representatives and senators who work on behalf of their constituents at both the state and federal levels. A number of prominent national leaders have also visited Lykens over the years, including President Barack Obama in 2013. In recent years, many citizens have become more active politically, attending rallies and engaging with their local and state elected officials. Despite its size, politics are an important part of what makes Lykens a great place to live.
The political climate in Lykens township, PA is somewhat conservative.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lykens township, PA is somewhat conservative.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lykens township, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Lykens township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $3,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $4,233 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)