Southampton Township is located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and is a small rural community with just over 4,000 residents. The Township has a government which consists of three Supervisors elected to a six year term and a tax collector who are appointed. They oversee the day to day operations of Southampton Township and ensure that it runs smoothly and efficiently. The supervisors oversee the police department, parks and recreation, code enforcement, zoning, public works, fire department and other services for the township residents.
At present there are no local political candidates running for office in Southampton Township but there are numerous volunteer positions available on various committees that help guide local decisions. For example, members of the Planning Commission review development projects while members of the Zoning Hearing Board review appeals from property owners. Volunteers also serve on the Board of Auditors who audit financial records yearly as well as many other boards which help shape decisions within the Township.
The political climate in Southampton township (Franklin County), PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southampton township (Franklin County), PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Southampton township (Franklin County), 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 Southampton township (Franklin County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,503 contributions totaling $99,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 533 contributions totaling $106,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)