Wellsville, PA is a small community located in the heart of Pennsylvania, and the local politics here are reflective of the conservative values held by many of its residents. The focus on government in Wellsville is largely centered on keeping taxes low and ensuring that services remain efficient and effective for residents. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties, as well as smaller party candidates, who all strive to serve their constituents to the best of their abilities. Residents of Wellsville take great pride in their community and its political integrity. There are opportunities for citizens to get involved through volunteering or attending town hall meetings, which help to keep democratic ideas strong within the community.
The political climate in Wellsville, 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
Wellsville, 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.
Wellsville, 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 Wellsville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $5,663 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)