Perry County, PA is located in south-central Pennsylvania and is part of the Susquehanna Valley. The county has a total area of 824 square miles and is known for its rolling hills, forests, lakes, and streams. The population of Perry County is approximately 45,000 people with most of the population centered in the townships of Millerstown, Liverpool, Duncannon, Newport, Millerstown Borough, and Marysville. Although there are no local political candidates representing this region in state or national offices at this time, the residents remain civically engaged by regularly participating in county events such as town hall meetings and voting in local elections. The residents share common goals such as improving public services and advocating for better economic opportunities across the county. Additionally, civic organizations like the Perry County Democratic Committee have had an active role in local politics since their formation in 1885. They work to keep voters informed on issues that matter to them while boosting voter turnout during elections. Ultimately, resolving pressing issues within Perry County requires citizens engaging with one another and working together to create positive change for their communities.
The political climate in Perry County, PA is very conservative.
In Perry County, PA 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.1%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry County, PA is very 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.
Perry, 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 Perry County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 897 contributions totaling $72,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 545 contributions totaling $87,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)