Martinsburg, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Pennsylvania's Dauphin County. The town is home to a number of historical sites and attractions, as well as a thriving business community. While the population of Martinsburg is relatively small, it boasts a strong sense of community and civic engagement. The town elects its own local representatives to the state legislature, who are responsible for advocating on behalf of the residents of Martinsburg. These representatives strive to ensure that all citizens have access to quality education, healthcare services, and other basic necessities. Moreover, they work to create economic development opportunities for local businesses and organizations. Martinsburg has been able to enjoy peace and stability in recent years due to its commitment to fairness and inclusion in its political process.
The political climate in Martinsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Blair County, PA is very conservative. In Blair County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.7%.
Blair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martinsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Blair County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Altoona 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.
Martinsburg, 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 Martinsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $2,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $17,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)