Politics in Wiconisco, PA are largely centered around local issues such as infrastructure, job growth, and the environment. Though it is a small town, there is still great debate on how the government should be run and who should be in charge. The most recent election saw a number of candidates vying for positions in the local government. While names of those running were not mentioned, their platforms included ideas to improve the quality of life in the community by addressing issues such as public safety, homelessness, and economic development. Ultimately, it will be up to citizens of Wiconisco to decide who they believe can best lead them towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Wiconisco, PA is leaning conservative.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wiconisco, PA is leaning conservative.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Wiconisco, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 Wiconisco, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $5,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $16,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)