Washington Township (York Cnty), PA is a vibrant political community with a diverse population. The township has two congressional districts represented by Scott Perry and Lloyd Smucker, both of whom serve the constituents of the area. On the local level, Washington Township is home to several elected officials, including a Supervisor, five Auditors, a Tax Collector, and four School Board members. These positions are constantly working to ensure that local laws are made in the best interests of their constituents and that resources are allocated responsibly. Washington Township also participates in various public debates over policy initiatives such as budgets, infrastructure projects, and municipal regulations. Residents can take part in these conversations by attending town meetings or joining local committees that focus on particular issues. It is clear that politics play an active role in shaping our community's future here in Washington Township (York Cnty), PA.
The political climate in Washington township (York County), PA is strongly 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
Washington township (York County), PA is strongly 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.
Washington township (York 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 Washington township (York County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,291 contributions totaling $97,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 610 contributions totaling $76,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)