New Cumberland, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. Although it has a small population compared to other larger cities, it still has its own local politics. The local government consists of five borough council members and a mayor who are elected by the citizens. Council meetings are held regularly and the public is invited to attend where they can voice their opinions and get involved in their local government. The town also has numerous political organizations that are always looking for volunteers who want to help make New Cumberland better for its citizens. From helping out with elections to aiding grassroots initiatives, these organizations provide an important role in keeping New Cumberland running properly and ensuring that everyone's voice is heard.
The political climate in New Cumberland, PA is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Cumberland, PA is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
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.
New Cumberland, 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 New Cumberland, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 614 contributions totaling $65,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $56,952 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)