South Lebanon, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Lebanon County. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 2,500 people. The borough has a long history of local politics that has shaped the character of the community for generations. Historically, South Lebanon has been served by two separate political parties – Republicans and Democrats – but recent elections have seen an increase in independent candidates. Local elections are held every two years and issues such as taxes, public safety, education and infrastructure are important topics. The residents of the borough take their civic duties seriously and are actively involved in the political process. It is through this involvement that South Lebanon’s leaders strive to ensure that they are providing the best services and opportunities possible for their constituents.
The political climate in South Lebanon, PA is moderately conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Lebanon, PA is moderately conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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 Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,112 contributions totaling $268,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,996 contributions totaling $405,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)