Cumberland Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania is a small community filled with passionate citizens who take great pride in the political decisions made on their behalf. The township is governed by a Board of Supervisors elected by the citizens, and they are responsible for carrying out the wishes of the people. In addition to providing basic services like public safety, parks and recreation, infrastructure maintenance, and zoning regulations, they also work closely with local organizations to ensure Cumberland Township remains a desirable place to live. The township regularly holds town meetings to discuss issues that affect residents’ quality of life and takes into account citizen opinions when making decisions. Furthermore, Cumberland Township residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting in local elections for candidates who will best represent their interests in township government.
The political climate in Cumberland township (Adams County), PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, PA is very conservative. In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cumberland township (Adams County), PA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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.
Cumberland township (Adams 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 Cumberland township (Adams County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,527 contributions totaling $114,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 520 contributions totaling $67,922 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)