Steelton, PA is a small borough located in Dauphin County. It has a rich history and its politics have been shaped by generations of hardworking citizens. Over the years, Steelton’s local political candidates have worked hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality education, job opportunities, and recreational activities. The current mayor is John Kline who was elected in 2004 and has made a commitment to keep Steelton an inviting place for all citizens. In addition to Mayor Kline, there are several other local political candidates running for office, such as school board positions and city council positions. All of these candidates strive to make Steelton's government accountable to its citizens while also providing resources for the community's growth and progress.
The political climate in Steelton, PA is somewhat liberal.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Steelton, PA is somewhat liberal.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Steelton, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Steelton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $6,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)