The politics of Wayne Heights, Pennsylvania are varied and interesting. The town is represented by local elected officials from the Republican and Democratic parties, along with a strong presence of independent voices who often contribute to the political discourse. There is passionate debate on issues ranging from education funding to economic development in the area. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local community and be a part of the political process, whether that means volunteering for campaigns or simply voting in elections. Local leaders strive to create an atmosphere in which everyone has a voice and works together for the betterment of their fellow citizens.
The political climate in Wayne Heights, PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne Heights, PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Wayne Heights, 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 Wayne Heights, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 520 contributions totaling $11,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $49,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)