Refton, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It has a long history of local involvement in politics and citizens who are passionate about their community. The town is led by a municipal government that consists of elected officials, most recently Mayor Tom Smith, and other appointed personnel. The municipal government works hard to ensure that the needs of the town's citizens are met through various initiatives such as economic development, policy implementation, and public safety. Local political candidates often show great enthusiasm for Refton and its citizens, with many residents eager to take part in decision-making processes. With strong leadership from officials like Mayor Tom Smith, Refton continues to be an engaged community when it comes to state and national politics.
The political climate in Refton, 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
Refton, 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.
Refton, 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 Refton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 449 contributions totaling $24,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 323 contributions totaling $42,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)