The small town of Elysburg, PA is located in Northumberland County, with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Although it is a small town, the politics in 17824 Elysburg, PA are still quite important to its citizens. Each year residents cast their votes for local candidates running for office including county representatives and state senators. The issues that are most important to residents of Elysburg include improving educational opportunities for their children, keeping taxes low while maintaining public safety and infrastructure services, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. Throughout election season one can see signs around town that show support for both local and national candidates, as well as plenty of political debates amongst the locals at the diner or post office. The citizens of 17824 Elysburg take great pride in their ability to make an informed decision when voting and strive to be active participants in their community's politics.
The political climate in Zip 17824 (Elysburg, 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 17824 (Elysburg, PA) is very conservative.
Elysburg, 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.
Elysburg, 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 17824 (Elysburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $4,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $18,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)