Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is located in the heart of Dauphin County and is the capital of the state. It's a city rich with history and culture, but also has its share of political representation. In 17111 Harrisburg, PA, there are a variety of local government officials that are elected to represent their communities. These include representatives from City Councils, Mayors, and Sheriff offices. The local candidates are often passionate and committed to representing the best for their constituents and ensuring that all voices are represented while decisions are made. All local political candidates must meet certain qualifications before being eligible to run for office which includes being an active member of their community or having prior experience in politics. Candidates will often campaign on issues they feel strongly about such as job creation, infrastructure improvements, education reform, or public safety initiatives. It's important for citizens to stay informed on the candidates running for office so they can make an educated decision on who they want to represent them in government positions.
The political climate in Zip 17111 (Harrisburg, PA) is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17111 (Harrisburg, PA) is leaning liberal.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 17111 (Harrisburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,517 contributions totaling $156,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 382 contributions totaling $101,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)