Shrewsbury Township is located in York County, Pennsylvania and is known for its small-town charm. The local politics of Shrewsbury Township are centered around the township's Board of Supervisors, which is made up of three elected members. These members are responsible for setting the direction of the township, determining budget priorities, and enacting laws that will benefit all residents. In addition to the Board of Supervisors there is a Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, Sewer Authority, and other organizations that play an important role in local government. The citizens of Shrewsbury Township have the opportunity to elect their representatives every four years during municipal elections. During these elections candidates from both major political parties are vying for seats on the board. Generally speaking, issues addressed by the local politicians in Shrewsbury Township include keeping taxes low while maintaining quality services as well as preserving open space and natural resources within the community.
The political climate in Shrewsbury township, PA is moderately conservative.
York County, PA is strongly conservative. In York County, PA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 36.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shrewsbury township, PA is moderately conservative.
York County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
York-Hanover Metro Area is strongly 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.
Shrewsbury township, 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 Shrewsbury township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 551 contributions totaling $26,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $42,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)