Atkinson Mills, PA is a small rural town in the state of Pennsylvania. It is largely known for its farming and agricultural industry, but it also has an active political scene. Local politics in Atkinson Mills are focused on the issues that are important to the residents, such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development. Every two years there are local elections for mayor, city council members, school board trustees, and other positions that affect the community. The candidates who run for office represent a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds that reflect the diversity of the town. During election season there are debates between candidates in which they make their case for why they should be elected to office and what policies they will pursue if elected. Residents take part in this process by voting and participating in town hall meetings with their local representatives. Through these processes local politics help shape the future of Atkinson Mills.
The political climate in Atkinson Mills, PA is very conservative.
Mifflin County, PA is very conservative. In Mifflin County, PA 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mifflin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.4%.
Mifflin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atkinson Mills, PA is very conservative.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lewistown 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.
Atkinson Mills, 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 Atkinson Mills, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)