Schaefferstown, PA is a small rural community located in Lebanon County. It has a long history of political engagement and involvement from its residents. The local political scene features plenty of active candidates that vie for the county’s votes during every election cycle. Local politicians focus on issues that affect the community, such as fostering economic development, maintaining high-quality public services, protecting the environment, and preserving Schaefferstown’s unique cultural heritage. These candidates also speak out on more national issues and advocate for their constituents at the state level. In addition to these debates, Schaefferstown’s citizens also regularly come together to discuss their own opinions on matters of politics and policy - an important part of fostering a healthy civil society.
The political climate in Schaefferstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schaefferstown, PA is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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.
Schaefferstown, 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 Schaefferstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $1,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $7,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)