The Lebanon, PA Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse location in the heart of Pennsylvania. Politically, the area is quite active with local city councils, county commissioners, state representatives, and congressional representatives all playing an important role in governing the region. The area also boasts several political action committees that are dedicated to advocating for issues such as civil rights, education reform, environmental protection, gun control, healthcare reform and much more. Residents of this metro area have access to numerous resources to help them stay informed about current events and legislation being considered by their elected officials. Additionally, local news outlets provide comprehensive coverage of the latest political developments within the region. With a strong sense of civic engagement and commitment to progressive policies, Lebanon offers an influential platform for citizens to make their voices heard on important issues.
The political climate in Lebanon Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Lebanon Metro Area 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lebanon metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
The Lebanon metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lebanon, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lebanon Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,783 contributions totaling $244,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,611 contributions totaling $345,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)