Mifflin Township (Dauphin County, PA) is a small suburban community located within the Dauphin County district. The township is governed by a local board of commissioners who are responsible for ensuring that all of the township's needs and services are met. The board consists of five elected representatives that represent the interests of their constituents. Elections are held every four years and residents can vote for their candidates at the polling place in person or online. All major political parties have representation in Mifflin Township such as Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Locally, residents may also vote for initiatives such as tax abatements, zoning changes, and other important matters that affect the community on a daily basis. The Township also provides various resources for its citizens including civic organizations, libraries, parks, and recreation centers that offer activities to members of all ages. Through these programs and initiatives, Mifflin Township strives to provide its citizens with a safe and effective environment in which to live and work.
The political climate in Mifflin township (Dauphin County), PA is somewhat 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
Mifflin township (Dauphin County), PA is somewhat 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.
Mifflin township (Dauphin County), 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 Mifflin township (Dauphin County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $9,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $12,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)