South Middleton, PA is a vibrant and diverse community with a rich history of civic engagement. Although the town has no formal political structure, the citizens have traditionally come together for initiatives such as local elections and referendums. In recent years, several local candidates have sought to represent South Middleton’s interests at the state and national level. These candidates bring unique perspectives to the table on issues such as economic development, education, and public safety. The community also regularly participates in discussions about current events and policies that affect their lives. As an example of this engagement, a special election was held recently which saw record-breaking voter turnout. Through active engagement with politicians both locally and nationally, South Middleton's citizens are helping to shape the future of their town in meaningful ways.
The political climate in South Middleton, 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
South Middleton, 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.
South Middleton, 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 South Middleton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,020 contributions totaling $317,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,848 contributions totaling $374,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)