Newmanstown, PA is home to a thriving political climate. With the 2020 election fast approaching, local candidates are working hard to get their message out and build support from the community. As with most areas in Pennsylvania, residents of Newmanstown have a variety of opinions on local and national issues that drive their decisions when it comes to who they vote for. During election season, debates between candidates take place at local town halls so that proponents can discuss their ideas and platforms in person. Community events such as these allow voters to become more informed and understand where their candidates stand on various issues. In addition, they give citizens an opportunity to ask questions directly and ensure accountability from elected officials. Overall, politics in Newmanstown provide residents with the opportunity to engage with their representatives and make sure they are heard.
The political climate in Newmanstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newmanstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon 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.
Newmanstown, 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 Newmanstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $1,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)