Middletown Borough, located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County, is an area filled with vibrant communities and local politics. Residents of the borough take great pride in participating in the democratic process and have a strong sense of civic responsibility. The borough is currently divided into two wards, both represented by two elected officials. In addition to its ward leaders, Middletown also elects a mayor, who serves as the chief executive officer for the borough. The mayor works closely with both the Council members and Borough staff to ensure that Middletown remains a safe and desirable place to live. Through their efforts, many changes have recently taken place in the borough such as improved roads and infrastructure upgrades, making life easier for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Middletown, PA is leaning liberal.
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
Middletown, PA is leaning liberal.
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.
Middletown, 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 Middletown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $35,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 295 contributions totaling $48,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)