17814 Benton, PA is a small community located in Columbia County. The area is known for its rich history and scenic beauty, making it an attractive place to live. Politically, the area is represented by state and federal representatives who are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents in the government. At the local level, voters have a say in who will represent them on county boards and commissions. Elections are held regularly to ensure that residents of 17814 Benton, PA have access to representation of their choice. Local candidates run for various offices such as board of supervisors, district attorney, sheriff, etc., and campaigns typically focus on issues important to the community such as roads, education, taxes, economic development and more. Every election offers an opportunity for residents to make their voice heard and elect leaders that best reflect their priorities for the future of 17814 Benton, PA.
The political climate in Zip 17814 (Benton, PA) is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17814 (Benton, PA) is strongly conservative.
Benton, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick 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.
Benton, 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 17814 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $5,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $4,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)