17777 Watsontown, PA is a small rural town located in Northumberland County. The town has a local government that is responsible for its day-to-day operations. This government consists of the mayor, council members, and various appointed personnel all working together to provide services to the citizens of 17777 Watsontown, PA. The political landscape of the town is largely influenced by local elections which are held annually for both the mayor and council members. Although there is no current population data available for 17777 Watsontown, PA, these election cycles are typically very competitive due to the close knit nature of the community. With their votes, residents have a direct say in who represents them in local government and can be sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 17777 (Watsontown, PA) is very conservative.
Northumberland County, PA is very conservative. In Northumberland County, PA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Northumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17777 (Watsontown, PA) is very conservative.
Watsontown, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sunbury Metro Area is very 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.
Watsontown, 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 17777 (Watsontown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $7,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,922 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)