Plunketts Creek, Pennsylvania is a small rural community located near the Susquehanna River in Lycoming County. While the town itself is fairly small and quiet, it does have an active local political scene. The local governing body consists of elected officials from various wards within the town, each responsible for addressing specific issues and concerns regarding Plunketts Creek. These officials typically represent both major political parties and are focused on advocating for the interests of their constituents. A number of candidates have run for office in recent years, with individuals from both parties having won or lost in elections at various levels. Regular meetings are held to discuss potential legislation, budgeting matters, zoning issues and other pertinent topics related to the local community. Plunketts Creek residents have a strong interest in their local government and actively engage with elected representatives to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Plunketts Creek, PA is very conservative.
Lycoming County, PA is very conservative. In Lycoming County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lycoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Lycoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plunketts Creek, PA is very conservative.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Williamsport Metro Area is very 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.
Plunketts Creek, 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 Plunketts Creek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 753 contributions totaling $68,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 561 contributions totaling $261,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)