West Milton, PA is a small town located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It has a vibrant political atmosphere with a wide range of candidates vying for positions in local government. Residents are actively engaged in the political process and can be found at debates, discussing issues at town council meetings, and on the campaign trail supporting their favorite candidates. There are several local issues that are important to West Milton residents including infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education reform. The mayoral race has been particularly heated in recent years as two distinct candidates have emerged as frontrunners. Both candidates bring different philosophies to the table and have been working hard to win over the citizens of West Milton. Regardless of who wins, it is sure to be an interesting election season as residents prepare to cast their votes and shape the future of their town.
The political climate in West Milton, PA is moderately conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Milton, PA is moderately conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg 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 Milton, 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 Milton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,498 contributions totaling $240,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $149,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)