Penbrook, PA is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The politics in Penbrook reflect the values of its citizens and are driven by local solutions to local issues. Residents of Penbrook are represented by their mayor, several city council representatives and a number of other township committees. The current Mayor is Anna Reynolds, who was elected in 2017 and has been actively working to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Penbrook. City Council members include influential individuals from various backgrounds such as lawyers, business owners, teachers, and more. They meet often to discuss important topics including taxes, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, job creation and economic development. Additionally they regularly debate initiatives that have an impact on the entire community such as environmental protection, education reform and affordable housing. With its diverse viewpoint and active participation in civic life, Penbrook is well on its way towards becoming one of the most progressive small towns in Pennsylvania.
The political climate in Penbrook, PA is somewhat 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
Penbrook, PA is somewhat 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.
Penbrook, 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 Penbrook, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 820 contributions totaling $70,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $21,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)