Jackson Township in York County, Pennsylvania is a vibrant and diverse community of approximately 16,000 people. It is home to many parks, trails, and recreational areas, making it a great place to live and visit. The township has a long-standing history of civic engagement in local politics. Local candidates run for office each election cycle and are typically elected by the residents’ vote. Community members actively participate in the political process by attending town hall meetings, participating in candidate forums, and voting on election day. Jackson Township residents take pride in their ability to make decisions that will lead to furthering the progress of their area. This dedication brings about an energetic atmosphere at the polls every election season when residents come out in droves to vote on the issues they care about most.
The political climate in Jackson township (York County), PA is moderately 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
Jackson township (York County), PA is moderately 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.
Jackson 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 Jackson township (York County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,509 contributions totaling $126,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,045 contributions totaling $145,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)