Newville, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the heart of Lancaster County. It is known for its close-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. The town is governed by an elected mayor and five council members who make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The council members are voted into office every four years and create local laws for Newville. They also work with state and federal representatives to lobby for policies that will benefit the community. Local elections are held every two years to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to deciding on Newville’s future. Overall, the politics in Newville are focused on creating a better way of life for its residents through collaboration between local, state, and federal entities.
The political climate in Newville, 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
Newville, 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.
Newville, 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 Newville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $8,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $51,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)