The politics in the Lewisburg, PA Metro Area are multi-faceted and ever-evolving. The city of Lewisburg itself is home to several local political entities, from the City Council to the School District Board of Directors. With a sizable population of over 5800 people, the issues that arise at each level of government can be quite varied and complex. The mayor and members of the City Council are responsible for setting local policy, deciding on ordinances, budgeting for public services, and responding to citizen concerns. The School District Board is responsible for leadership and oversight of schools within the district as well as its overall strategic vision. In addition to these two governing bodies, there are numerous smaller town councils that focus specifically on areas such as planning or economic development. Each of these entities has a say in how the area operates and makes decisions that can affect day-to-day life for citizens.
The political climate in Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Lewisburg Metro Area 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lewisburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
The Lewisburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewisburg 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.
Lewisburg, 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 Lewisburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,791 contributions totaling $291,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 519 contributions totaling $169,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)