The Sunbury, PA Metro Area has an active political landscape that is made up of many different local organizations and individuals. There are several political parties represented within the area, such as the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party. Local elections are held every two years in order to ensure that representatives from each party have a chance to serve the public interests of Sunbury. Candidates for office must reflect the values of their constituents, and work hard to advocate for positive change in our community. The strong sense of civic engagement within this region means that citizens actively participate in local politics by attending town hall meetings or voting during elections. Political debates and discussions can often be heard at coffee shops or on sidewalks throughout the town. This vibrant political atmosphere fosters an environment that is beneficial to all members of our society.
The political climate in Sunbury Metro Area is very conservative.
In Sunbury Metro Area 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sunbury metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
The Sunbury metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunbury 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.
Sunbury, 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 Sunbury Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,407 contributions totaling $94,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $88,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)