Williamstown, PA is a quaint and peaceful town located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania. The town is governed by a five-member Township Board of Supervisors, who are voted in by the people of Williamstown. The board is responsible for overseeing operations within the township, such as maintaining roads, providing services to residents, and creating initiatives to improve quality of life. They also work with local businesses and organizations to keep our community thriving. Residents of Williamstown take pride in their small-town atmosphere and often gather together for events like music festivals or parades. Citizens regularly exercise their right to vote on issues that affect their daily lives, from school taxes to land use regulations. It is important for residents to stay informed about local politics so that they can make educated decisions at the ballot box.
The political climate in Williamstown, PA is leaning liberal.
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
Williamstown, PA is leaning liberal.
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.
Williamstown, 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 Williamstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,316 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)