The politics in Springettsbury, PA is diverse and dynamic. The town is represented by a variety of local political candidates from different parties representing different interests within the community. The current mayor is James G. Smith, who has held the office since 2018 and is supported by a council of four members elected to serve staggered four-year terms. The Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors meets regularly to discuss important issues affecting the town and its residents. In addition, Springettsbury has a rich history of civic engagement and volunteerism, with many citizens actively involved in local government decisions through public forums and events. Overall, the political scene in Springettsbury is an interesting mix that reflects both the diversity of its people and its commitment to community involvement.
The political climate in Springettsbury, PA is somewhat conservative.
York County, PA is strongly conservative. In York County, PA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 36.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springettsbury, PA is somewhat conservative.
York County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
York-Hanover 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.
Springettsbury, 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 Springettsbury, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,980 contributions totaling $1,931,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,085 contributions totaling $675,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)