Myerstown, PA is a small borough located in Lebanon County with a population of 2,909. It has a small-town feel and is known for its annual festivals and recreational activities. Politically speaking, the town is primarily Republican leaning, with several local politicians representing the area in various roles. At the state level, Representative Russ Diamond serves as the representative for the 102nd district while State Senator Mike Folmer represents the 48th district. On the county level, Commissioners Jo Ellen Litz and Bill Ames both serve on the Lebanon County Board of Commissioners. Finally, at the local level Myerstown Borough Council is comprised of seven members; five elected officials and two appointed officials who are responsible for setting municipal policies and making decisions to help shape their community.
The political climate in Zip 17067 (Myerstown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17067 (Myerstown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Myerstown, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon Metro Area is strongly 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.
Myerstown, 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 17067 (Myerstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $6,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $31,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)