Northumberland County, Pennsylvania is part of a larger national political landscape. Its local elected officials are responsible for representing the interests of the residents in the county, advocating for their needs at higher levels of government. Northumberland County is home to a Board of Commissioners that consists of three members – two Republicans and one Democrat – who are elected by countywide vote, as well as a range of state-level representatives. Local candidates typically come from established parties within this region and focus on issues that have particular relevance to Northumberland's population, such as education funding reform, infrastructure development, and job growth opportunities. Additionally, campaigns are often centered around civic engagement initiatives aimed at providing adequate resources for citizens and raising awareness about important topics such as voter registration and environmental protections.
The political climate in Northumberland County, PA is very conservative.
In Northumberland County, PA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Northumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northumberland County, PA is very conservative.
Sunbury Metro Area is very 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.
Northumberland, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Northumberland County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,407 contributions totaling $94,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $88,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)