York, Pennsylvania is a city in the south-central region of the state. It is known for its rich history and vibrant culture, and has attracted many visitors over the years. Politically, York is part of the Republican-leaning 14th Congressional District. The current Representative for this district is Scott Perry, who was first elected in 2018. Perry supports conservative policies such as lower taxes and smaller government. In addition to Perry, there are several other members of the Republican Party that are active in York's politics. This includes senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey Jr., along with representatives Stan Saylor and Kristin Phillips-Hill. All these individuals strive to represent York's citizens by advocating for their interests on a local level and ensuring that their voices are heard in Harrisburg.
The political climate in York, PA is leaning 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
York, PA is leaning 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.
York, 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 York, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,442 contributions totaling $268,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,051 contributions totaling $307,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)