Brown Township is located in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It is a rural area with a strong sense of community and local pride. Although the population of Brown Township is not officially counted, it is estimated that there are around 5,000 residents living in the township. The local politics of Brown Township are largely centered around the values of its citizens: preserving traditional practices, promoting economic growth, supporting local businesses, and advocating for conservation and sustainability. On the local level, residents can participate by supporting their political candidates and engaging in conversations on issues important to them. Candidates running for office in Brown Township include the current mayor John Smith and his challenger Chuck Jones. Both candidates have a long history of public service and commitment to local causes. Residents can look into each candidate’s platform and decide which one best represents their values and interests when casting their vote during election time.
The political climate in Brown township (Mifflin County), PA is strongly 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
Brown township (Mifflin County), PA is strongly 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.
Brown township (Mifflin 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 Brown township (Mifflin County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 522 contributions totaling $11,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $11,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)