Montoursville, PA is a small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. It is primarily a residential area with a population of just over 4,000 people. The local politics in Montoursville are governed by the Montoursville Borough Council, which consists of 7 members, each elected to 4-year terms. The Council oversees all of the day-to-day operations and decisions for the community. Additionally, citizens of Montoursville have the opportunity to vote on any new legislation that may be proposed as well as voting for their chosen political candidates in both federal and state elections. It is important for residents of Montoursville to stay informed about current issues and participate in their local elections so that they can have a say in how their town is managed moving forward.
The political climate in Montoursville, PA is moderately 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
Montoursville, PA is moderately 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.
Montoursville, 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 Montoursville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $40,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 470 contributions totaling $256,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)