Greenwood Township, located in Perry County, Pennsylvania is a rural area with a population of just over 1,000 people. The township is served by two local government bodies: the Board of Supervisors and the Greenwood Township Planning Commission. The Board of Supervisors comprises three elected officials who oversee the day-to-day operations of the township, such as approving budgets and addressing any grievances from citizens. The Planning Commission is responsible for developing and maintaining land use and zoning regulations within the Greenwood Township boundaries. Both boards are made up of democratically elected representatives who serve four year terms. There is no current mayor or local government office position in Greenwood Township, and voting typically takes place during municipal elections each spring. Generally speaking, political issues in Greenwood Township focus on land use development, ensuring proper budgeting for services to residents, and advocating for its citizens' rights.
The political climate in Greenwood township (Perry County), PA is very 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
Greenwood township (Perry County), PA is very 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.
Greenwood township (Perry 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 Greenwood township (Perry County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $5,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $18,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)