Jacobus, PA is a small town located in the center of York county in Pennsylvania. It has a rich history that dates back to its founding in 1745. The politics of Jacobus are reflective of the local community's values and beliefs. Residents of the town generally lean politically conservative, although there is a diverse range of opinion on certain issues. Local government is primarily made up of members from the Republican party. The mayor serves as the leader of the town and is elected every four years by popular vote. Town council members are also voted for by residents during municipal elections. Events such as debates and rallies are often held leading up to each election cycle as citizens debate who would be best suited to lead Jacobus into the future. Local business owners, teachers, and other members of the community play an active role in influencing political decisions within the city limits.
The political climate in Jacobus, 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
Jacobus, 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.
Jacobus, 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 Jacobus, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,298 contributions totaling $159,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 677 contributions totaling $260,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)