Orrstown, PA is a small community located in Franklin County. It has a close-knit politics scene that takes pride in being involved and keeping their community informed. Residents are passionate about local issues and work quickly to ensure that their voices are heard. The town is home to a variety of political groups ranging from local Republican and Democratic parties to more grassroots efforts like Independents for Orrstown. These organizations work together to bring the citizens of Orrstown up-to-date on the latest news regarding local policies and provide resources to help further engage residents in the democratic process. Through its commitment to civic engagement, Orrstown provides an example of how small communities can effectively shape their political destiny.
The political climate in Orrstown, PA is very conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Orrstown, PA is very conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Orrstown, 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 Orrstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $2,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)