The politics in Denver, PA 17517 is centered around the local government. There are various positions within the local government that are occupied by elected officials who are responsible for enacting laws and regulations in the town. These elected officials include mayors, City Council members, county commissioners, and other appointed representatives. They serve as the voice of the people of Denver and work together to ensure that their interests are represented. Additionally, they strive to create programs and policies that foster a healthy and safe living environment for all residents of this town. Through collaboration with local businesses, civic organizations, and volunteer groups they have been able to promote economic development while keeping taxes low for citizens. Residents also have many chances to get involved with their government through events such as community meetings or elections where they can cast their vote to decide on important issues affecting their town.
The political climate in Zip 17517 (Denver, PA) is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17517 (Denver, PA) is moderately conservative.
Denver, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Denver, 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 17517 (Denver)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $8,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $127,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)