Penryn, PA is a small community located in Lancaster County. While it may be small in size, it has a vibrant political scene that many take part in. Residents of Penryn are represented by state and local government officials, such as the representatives from the Pennsylvania State House and Senate. The town also elects Mayor every four years who serves as the head of the city council. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to participate in open forums, committee meetings, and other opportunities to become more involved in their local politics. Allowing residents to engage in direct dialogue with their representatives helps build community trust and encourages involvement in issues that directly affect their town. As Penryn continues to grow, its citizens can remain active and informed about politics that impact their lives.
The political climate in Penryn, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Penryn, PA is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Penryn, 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 Penryn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,268 contributions totaling $181,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,364 contributions totaling $628,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)