Soudersburg, PA is a small town in Lancaster County with a long history of political involvement. The town has been an important part of the local political landscape for decades, as evidenced by its active involvement in elections and local politics. In recent years, Soudersburg has seen several local politicians who have made their mark on the community, including current mayor Joe Miller. Mayor Miller has worked tirelessly to ensure that Soudersburg's citizens have access to quality health care, public safety services, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth opportunities. He also works closely with other local officials to make sure that the needs of the community are met. Other notable figures in Soudersburg politics include state representative Pat Toomey and county commissioner Gary Stauffer. Both men have sought to improve civic life in Soudersburg and advocate for the rights of its citizens.
The political climate in Soudersburg, 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
Soudersburg, 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.
Soudersburg, 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 Soudersburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $35,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)