Adams County, Pennsylvania is a vibrant and diverse area with a rich political history. Local politics in Adams County are largely dominated by the Republican Party, although there are many smaller parties that are represented as well. In recent years, the county has seen some interesting changes in its local political landscape, with the election of several new candidates from different backgrounds and ideologies. These candidates have sought to bring new perspectives to local politics and make decisions that benefit all citizens regardless of party affiliation. The citizens of Adams County have been vocal in their support of these new candidates who seek to make positive changes in the community. Overall, Adams County is an exciting place to observe local politics as it continues to evolve and become more inclusive for all citizens.
The political climate in Adams County, PA is very conservative.
In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adams County, PA is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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.
Adams, 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 Adams County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,659 contributions totaling $225,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,393 contributions totaling $161,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)