Middle Paxton, PA is a small town located in south central Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population with strong ties to its local political landscape. Local elections are held every two years and the town has seen a variety of candidates running for office over the years. These candidates have come from many different backgrounds and bring their unique ideas and stances on issues to Middle Paxton. Political topics such as education, taxes, infrastructure, healthcare, and environmental protection all play an important role in shaping the future of this community and its residents. Residents of Middle Paxton take pride in being informed and engaged citizens who actively participate in the political process by voting for their preferred candidates or attending local town hall meetings. The politics of Middle Paxton are passionate yet civil, bringing together people from all walks of life to make decisions that benefit everyone within the town limits.
The political climate in Middle Paxton, PA is leaning conservative.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middle Paxton, PA is leaning conservative.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Middle Paxton, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Middle Paxton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,564 contributions totaling $648,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,137 contributions totaling $240,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)