Seltzer, PA is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population that is deeply engaged in local politics. From local school board races to state representatives, Seltzer citizens have taken an active role in determining who serves in their local government. Every election season, there is a great deal of debate and discussion regarding the qualifications and positions of local candidates running for office. While the overall political leanings tend to lean towards the conservative side, all candidates are welcomed to share their views on issues important to this community. The citizens of Seltzer take pride in being involved with their government and they look forward to each election season as an opportunity to voice their opinions and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Seltzer, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seltzer, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Seltzer, 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 Seltzer, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 643 contributions totaling $48,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $128,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $644 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)