West Pennsboro, PA is a quaint rural town located in central Pennsylvania. The town has a rich history, and its local politics are heavily influenced by the people of the community who value tradition and small-town values. The town is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors, which consists of five members who meet regularly to discuss local issues and make decisions on how to best serve the residents of West Pennsboro. There are also various committees such as the Parks & Recreation Commission and Planning Commission that oversee different aspects of life in West Pennsboro. Additionally, several civic organizations meet regularly throughout the year to discuss ongoing projects or initiatives within their respective communities. All these groups work together to ensure that residents have access to resources they need in order to maintain a high quality of life in West Pennsboro.
The political climate in West Pennsboro, PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Pennsboro, PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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 Pennsboro, 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 Pennsboro, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,984 contributions totaling $114,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,133 contributions totaling $326,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)