The Williamsport, PA Metro Area is a vibrant community that is politically active and committed to creating a better future for the region. Despite its relatively small size, the area plays a major role in local politics with numerous candidates running for office each year. These candidates come from both major parties, as well as minor ones, ensuring that all voices are heard and considered when making important decisions. The city and county governments also work together to create legislation and policies that benefit everyone in the region. Local leaders strive to ensure that Williamsport remains an attractive place to live, work, and play. They actively promote economic development and invest in infrastructure projects that improve quality of life for all citizens. In addition to these efforts, they also focus on increasing educational opportunities and providing social services to those in need. Ultimately, the citizens of Williamsport take great pride in their political voice and actively participate in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Williamsport Metro Area is very conservative.
In Williamsport Metro Area 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Williamsport metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
The Williamsport metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsport 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.
Williamsport, 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 Williamsport Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,547 contributions totaling $154,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,558 contributions totaling $663,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)