Palmdale, PA is a small town in the state of Pennsylvania, located just north of the city of Harrisburg. As such, it has its own local politics which are heavily influenced by statewide and national issues. The town has a mayor and town council who work together to make decisions on the budget, taxes, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and other important matters that affect Palmdale residents. Many citizens take an active role in local politics by attending meetings and voting in elections for their desired candidates. Locals are also encouraged to participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. In addition to these efforts, town leaders strive to create initiatives that will improve quality of life for those living in Palmdale.
The political climate in Palmdale, PA is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmdale, PA is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Palmdale, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Palmdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,555 contributions totaling $209,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 601 contributions totaling $125,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)