Lewis Township (Lycoming County), PA is a small, rural community located in North Central Pennsylvania. It is primarily agricultural and has a population of around 2,000 people. The local government of Lewis Township consists of three township supervisors and a township secretary who are elected to four year terms. These elected officials are responsible for the maintenance and operation of all township services including roads and bridges, parks, recreation areas, police protection, fire protection, zoning regulations, taxes, public works and more. They also act as liaisons between the citizens and state and federal agencies. Local candidates often run on platforms focused on improving infrastructure in the area, keeping taxes reasonable while maintaining quality services for all residents, addressing environmental concerns such as water quality or energy conservation, promoting economic development through jobs or tourism initiatives and upholding standards for public safety.
The political climate in Lewis township (Lycoming County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lycoming County, PA is very conservative. In Lycoming County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lycoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Lycoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis township (Lycoming County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Williamsport Metro Area is very 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.
Lewis township (Lycoming 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 Lewis township (Lycoming County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152 contributions totaling $5,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $46,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)