The small rural community of 17520 East Petersburg, PA is known for its strong sense of community and civic pride. Politics play an important role in the life of the town, with local elections held each year to determine the leadership of the town. In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in politics in the town, with more people taking an active role in local decision-making. Local candidates for office are chosen by the residents and strive to represent their interests and needs. The citizens of 17520 East Petersburg are passionate about their political views and take an active part in the election process each year. As a result, their voice is heard clearly throughout the region and ensures that their individual goals are taken into consideration when decisions are made at all levels of government. This passion for political involvement makes 17520 East Petersburg a great place to live and work for those who share similar values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 17520 (East Petersburg, PA) is somewhat 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 17520 (East Petersburg, PA) is somewhat conservative.
East Petersburg, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
East Petersburg, 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 17520 (East Petersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $4,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $10,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)