Politics in the 17020 Duncannon, PA area is currently quite active. There are a number of local and national issues at play in the community, including economic development, education, and environmental protection. Local political candidates have been actively campaigning and engaging with their constituents to ensure they are aware of their priorities for the district as well as those of other candidates. The local elections for 2020 will be an important opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard and elect representatives that reflect their views on key issues. It is important for all residents to take the time to learn more about the candidates running in this election in order to make a well-informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 17020 (Duncannon, PA) is very conservative.
Perry County, PA is very conservative. In Perry County, PA 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.1%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17020 (Duncannon, PA) is very conservative.
Duncannon, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Perry County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Duncannon, 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 17020 (Duncannon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $35,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $19,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)