South Canaan, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the northeastern United States. It is known for its rolling hills and rural atmosphere. The town is governed by a mayor and council members who are elected by the local residents every four years. The political climate in South Canaan is typically a conservative one, though recently there has been an increase in progressive candidates looking to make their mark on the town’s politics. There have been campaigns focusing on infrastructure upgrades, public safety, economic opportunities, and educational advancement for all of South Canaan’s citizens. Local representatives from both major parties strive to represent the interests of their constituents while collaborating with others in the community to find solutions that will benefit all. As well as regular election cycles, the town also hosts several referendums that give its residents an opportunity to voice their concerns about important issues like tax increases or bond initiatives. With a long history of civic engagement and local politics, South Canaan remains a vibrant source of civic discussion and political activity throughout Pennsylvania.
The political climate in South Canaan, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, PA is very conservative. In Wayne County, PA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Canaan, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania 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.
South Canaan, 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 Canaan, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 820 contributions totaling $104,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $50,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)