Politically, Elkland, PA is a vibrant and diverse community. With elections coming up, residents are encouraged to get involved in the local political scene by researching their local candidates and attending debates or town hall meetings. Many of the candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and have different opinions on various issues. This creates an interesting dynamic where all of the candidates can offer unique perspectives on how they would handle important matters. Residents are also encouraged to get involved by registering to vote and participating in other civic engagement activities such as volunteering for campaigns or joining political groups. In the end, it’s important for all citizens in Elkland, PA to stay informed and actively participate in politics so that their views can be heard and represented.
The political climate in Elkland township (Sullivan County), PA is strongly conservative.
Sullivan County, PA is very conservative. In Sullivan County, PA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.6%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkland township (Sullivan County), PA is strongly conservative.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 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.
Elkland township (Sullivan 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 Elkland township (Sullivan County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)