Mifflin Township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is a rural community with a rich history and deep sense of community. The township is governed by a five member Board of Supervisors that are elected for four-year terms, and the supervisors serve as the governing body to manage the township. Mifflin Township also has several active organizations that work to promote local community events, businesses, and education opportunities. When it comes to politics in Mifflin Township, the residents are generally more concerned with local issues than with national politics. Most township residents tend to vote for candidates who are most likely to best represent their needs and concerns within the area. Many of the issues that come before the board of supervisors each year involve land use, zoning ordinances, infrastructure projects, and budgeting for essential services. The overall political climate in Mifflin Township is one of collaboration and compromise between those who serve on the board and those who are affected by their decisions.
The political climate in Mifflin township (Lycoming County), PA is very 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
Mifflin township (Lycoming County), PA is very 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.
Mifflin 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 Mifflin township (Lycoming County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $19,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $50,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)