Benner, PA is a small town located in Central Pennsylvania. Although it is small in size, the politics of Benner are just as important to its citizens as any other part of the state. The people of Benner take their politics seriously and are actively engaged in discussing local issues and current events. There are several political organizations that work to ensure that the voices of the citizens of Benner are heard by their elected officials. These organizations strive to ensure that those elected represent the beliefs and values of the constituents they serve. Additionally, there are several local political debates held throughout the year to enable citizens to make informed decisions when voting. Regardless if you live in a big city or a small town like Benner, it is important for all citizens to stay informed about local politics and remain active in participating in the democratic process.
The political climate in Benner, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benner, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Benner, Pennsylvania: r r D d d d
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 Benner, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,240 contributions totaling $1,061,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,478 contributions totaling $528,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)