Penn Township (Perry Cnty) is a small, rural township with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It is part of the Perry County government and is primarily governed by a five-member board of supervisors who are elected by the citizens of the township every four years. The current board members are all local residents who are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Penn Township. They strive to develop and maintain infrastructure that will ensure long-term economic growth and stability for their constituents. Additionally, Penn Township has recently expanded its public safety department which provides additional resources and services for its residents. The elected officials in Penn Township are involved in a number of local initiatives that focus on improving education, road development, business growth, and community enrichment programs. As an engaged and active community, Penn Township is committed to making sure that the town remains vibrant and prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Penn township (Perry County), PA is strongly conservative.
Perry County, PA is very conservative. In Perry County, PA 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.1%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Penn township (Perry County), PA is strongly conservative.
Perry County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Penn township (Perry County), 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 Penn township (Perry County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $35,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $19,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)