The politics in Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 center around the local government. The town is governed by a Board of Commissioners, each elected to four-year terms. The administrative affairs are managed by the Mayor and administrative staff of the Borough of Mechanicsburg. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, the Borough Council also has legislation powers, including enacting ordinances and resolutions related to public safety, zoning and land use, public works projects, and other matters affecting the people of Mechanicsburg. Decisions are made through a democratic process where citizens can participate in local government activities and make their voices heard on issues that affect them. There is also an active citizen involvement program sponsored by the borough council which allows residents to address their concerns with local officials.
The political climate in Zip 17055 (Mechanicsburg, PA) is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17055 (Mechanicsburg, PA) is leaning conservative.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mechanicsburg, 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 17055 (Mechanicsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,493 contributions totaling $326,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,216 contributions totaling $607,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)