Heidelberg Township, in York County, Pennsylvania, is a suburban area located on the edge of the Susquehanna River Valley. The township has a population of over 8,000 and is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors who serve staggered four-year terms. The current supervisors are Jeffrey Loose, William Hartlaub, Andrew Bair, and Richard Brandt. Heidelberg Township takes its civic duties seriously and is committed to maintaining the bucolic atmosphere of rural life while promoting economic development to benefit all residents. Community involvement plays a large role in local politics here; township meetings are well attended and citizens can voice their opinions at public gatherings as well as town hall meetings held periodically throughout the year. Additionally, the Township is proactive in seeking solutions to common problems such as traffic congestion and environmental concerns. By working together with local governments and community partners such as schools, churches, businesses, and non-profits, Heidelberg Township strives to be a great place for all residents to live and work.
The political climate in Heidelberg township (York County), PA is strongly conservative.
York County, PA is strongly conservative. In York County, PA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 36.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heidelberg township (York County), PA is strongly conservative.
York County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
York-Hanover Metro Area is strongly 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.
Heidelberg township (York 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 Heidelberg township (York County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,181 contributions totaling $67,678 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 884 contributions totaling $96,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)