Paxtang, PA is a small town located in Dauphin County. It does not have a large population but it has a vibrant political atmosphere. The local elections are always hotly contested and the residents of Paxtang are known for their passion when it comes to civic engagement. Recently, the town has been working to increase voter turnout by hosting events and providing more information on how to register and participate in elections. There are also multiple local political organizations that host forums and debates on important issues that affect the citizens of Paxtang. With an active local political scene, Paxtang is sure to be an interesting place to watch during election season.
The political climate in Paxtang, 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
Paxtang, 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.
Paxtang, 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 Paxtang, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,517 contributions totaling $156,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 382 contributions totaling $101,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)