New Columbia, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It is known for its active political scene and diverse population. With its local government offices, justice court building, and community organizations, the citizens of New Columbia keep a keen interest in local politics. There are numerous ways that residents of New Columbia can get involved in their own civic responsibilities, such as attending town hall meetings or participating in campaigns to support their favorite candidates. Local elections are always highly contested and the results often reflect the interests of the people. Every four years, voters go to the polls to elect officials from all levels of government who represent their interests and help shape the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in New Columbia, PA is moderately conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Columbia, PA is moderately conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly 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 Columbia, 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 Columbia, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)