Union Township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania is a rural township located in the central part of the state. The township is home to a diverse population, with residents belonging to many different ethnicities and backgrounds. While the township does not have any local political candidates running for office, it does hold elections each year to determine which representatives will serve on the Union Township Board of Supervisors. Residents of Union Township take an active role in local politics, regularly voting in both local and state-wide elections. Voter turnout is always high and residents are passionate about their beliefs when it comes to government policy and how best to serve their communities. Every election season brings increased interest as citizens come together to discuss issues important to them and voice their opinions at the polls. The people of Union Township understand that being part of a democracy requires regular engagement in civic participation, whether it be through voting or other forms of involvement.
The political climate in Union township (Snyder County), PA is very conservative.
Snyder County, PA is very conservative. In Snyder County, PA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snyder county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.6%.
Snyder county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union township (Snyder County), PA is very conservative.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Selinsgrove Metro Area 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.
Union township (Snyder County), 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 Union township (Snyder County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $75,467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $24,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)