The 17728 Cogan Station, PA community is served by local politics and decisions made by the elected representatives of the community. The local government oversees the many facets of day to day life in the area, from public transportation to zoning regulations. With its close proximity to major cities such as Harrisburg and State College, 17728 Cogan Station, PA also has access to state level politics that affect their lives. Local politicians work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to quality services while also representing their views on a larger scale. Residents of 17728 Cogan Station, PA can take part in political events such as local debates and meetings with representatives where they can voice their opinions and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 17728 (Cogan Station, PA) is very conservative.
Lycoming County, PA is very conservative. In Lycoming County, PA 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, Lycoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Lycoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17728 (Cogan Station, PA) is very conservative.
Cogan Station, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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.
Cogan Station, 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 zip 17728 (Cogan Station)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $5,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $30,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)