17889 Winfield, PA is a small rural community located in the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. Politics in this area largely revolve around issues related to farming, economic development, public education, and healthcare. Local elections often focus on candidates that can best represent these interests. Candidates must be able to articulate a strategy for protecting and growing agricultural operations, as well as creating jobs and opportunities for the local business community. They must also be able to speak to their commitment to quality public education and access to affordable healthcare services for all residents in the area. When it comes to politics in 17889 Winfield, PA, residents prioritize policies that ensure their community will remain vibrant and prosperous into the future.
The political climate in Zip 17889 (Winfield, PA) is strongly conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17889 (Winfield, PA) is strongly conservative.
Winfield, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg 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.
Winfield, 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 17889 (Winfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $26,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)