The politics in the Jonestown borough of Pennsylvania is an important part of the local community. The City Council works hard to provide services to its residents and visitors from outside the city. All municipal decisions, such as zoning, taxes, and budgeting, are decided by elected officials who represent the local population. The Mayor is elected by the people every four years and is responsible for executing policy that serves the community’s best interests. The Borough also elects City Councilors who work with representatives from other governing entities in the area such as counties, state governments or other municipalities to ensure the best possible outcome for all involved. Every two years citizens must choose a representative to serve on their City Council as well as vote on initiatives proposed by various organizations or groups. Being informed about political issues is essential for making wise choices at election time so that one can be sure to pick leaders that will act in their best interest.
The political climate in Jonestown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jonestown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon 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.
Jonestown, 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 Jonestown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $30,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $63,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,871 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)