The politics in Duncannon, PA are largely focused on local issues, such as education, public safety and infrastructure. Local governing bodies include the Borough Council which is responsible for making laws and decisions that affect the daily lives of citizens, as well as the Duncannon Area School Board which sets policy concerning education within the community. Each year, local residents elect candidates to serve on both of these boards. These leaders work hard to ensure that Duncannon remains a safe and prosperous place to live. They also strive to enhance recreation opportunities and build strong partnerships with businesses in the area so that everyone can benefit from economic growth.
The political climate in Duncannon, PA is moderately conservative.
Perry County, PA is very conservative. In Perry County, PA 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.1%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duncannon, PA is moderately conservative.
Perry County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Duncannon, 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 Duncannon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $35,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $19,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)