Adamstown, PA is a small town in Lancaster County. It is a historically rural community with a population of about 1,400 people. The local politics in Adamstown are largely focused on the issues that affect the day-to-day lives of its residents. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development are at the forefront of most local political debates. Residents of Adamstown care deeply about their community and want to ensure that it continues to thrive for future generations. Local political candidates who seek office in Adamstown come from various backgrounds and perspectives but share the common goal of looking after the best interests of their constituents. These candidates work hard to address the issues that matter most in Adamstown while respecting traditional values and preserving small-town life.
The political climate in Adamstown, PA is moderately conservative.
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
Adamstown, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Reading 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.
Adamstown, 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 Adamstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $13,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $152,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)