Silver Spring, PA is a small town with a population of just under 10,000 people. It has a rich history as one of the oldest settlements in Pennsylvania and is home to many different cultures and vibrant neighborhoods. Politically, Silver Spring is represented by two local political candidates: Republican Thomas Murt and Democrat Mary Jo Daley. Both have a unique vision for the future of the town and each brings their own experiences to the table when it comes to politics. Thomas Murt is focused on bringing businesses back into Silver Spring and improving public safety while Mary Jo Daley wants to focus on providing more affordable housing options for residents. Both candidates have advocated for environmental protection projects that would benefit the community and have worked together to improve infrastructure across the town. No matter who wins the election, both candidates are committed to doing what is best for Silver Spring's future.
The political climate in Silver Spring, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Spring, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,296 contributions totaling $754,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,278 contributions totaling $1,371,559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)