Brownstown, PA is a small town located in the western part of the state. It is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. In terms of local politics, Brownstown has an elected Board of Supervisors who oversee the day-to-day operations of the municipality. The Board consists of five members, with one supervisor representing each ward in town. Additionally, there are two Council Members that oversee general policy decisions and serve as liaisons to federal, state and county governments. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions at monthly Town Hall meetings where elected officials are present. Brownstown also has a Mayor who presides over Town Hall meetings and serves as an ex-officio member on all committees and boards in town. Overall, Brownstown takes great pride in its local government, ensuring that citizens have a direct input into how things are run in their small town.
The political climate in Brownstown CDP (Lancaster County), 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
Brownstown CDP (Lancaster County), PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Brownstown CDP (Lancaster 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 Brownstown CDP (Lancaster County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 691 contributions totaling $31,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 469 contributions totaling $73,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)