Harris, PA is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long history of political activism and engagement, with many local residents actively involved in politics. The town has an elected mayor and council who work together to guide policy decisions and ensure that the needs of all members of the community are met. Additionally, Harris often sees contested elections for various positions within the local government, giving residents a chance to exercise their right to vote and have their voices heard. Generally speaking, the political leanings in Harris tend to be more progressive than those seen at a state or national level. This is reflected in the actions taken by local leadership, who prioritize policies that will benefit all members of society. In this way, Harris is unique in its commitment to progressive values and civic engagement.
The political climate in Harris, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harris, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Harris, Pennsylvania: r r D d d d
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 Harris, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,196 contributions totaling $829,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 996 contributions totaling $379,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)