West Lebanon, PA is a small borough located in Lebanon County. The borough has a mayor-council form of government and is managed by an elected Mayor and seven council members. The current Mayor is Terrence J. Ammerman Jr., who was elected to his second term in 2019, and serves alongside the eight council members, six of whom are Republicans and two Democrats. As a small community, West Lebanon values local involvement and encourages citizens to get involved in their local politics. Every year, residents have the opportunity to elect officials who will represent their interests, create meaningful initiatives that will help benefit the community as a whole, and ensure that the town remains prosperous for many years to come. It’s important for all citizens to stay informed about local political issues so they can help shape the future of West Lebanon for the better.
The political climate in West Lebanon, PA is moderately conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Lebanon, PA is moderately conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon 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.
West Lebanon, 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 West Lebanon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 994 contributions totaling $79,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 628 contributions totaling $130,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)