Millersburg, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Dauphin County. It has a population of around 2,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and rural charm. The government of Millersburg is managed by a mayor and seven-member borough council. All members of the governing body are elected by the citizens of Millersburg every four years. The current mayor is John Smith who was elected in 2020. The city council works together to ensure that local issues are addressed effectively and that all citizens have access to quality services from the town government. In addition to the mayor and city council, there are several other local political candidates in Millersburg, including those running for state representative, district attorney, county commissioner, and more. These local political candidates strive to bring positive change to their community by addressing important issues such as education reform, economic development, public safety, healthcare access, and environmental protection. Through their campaigns, they work to ensure that the citizens of Millersburg have an active voice in deciding how the town should be governed moving forward.
The political climate in Millersburg, 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
Millersburg, 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.
Millersburg, 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 Millersburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $9,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $10,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)