Hershey, PA, located in Dauphin County, is a vibrant and growing community surrounded by lush farmland and rolling hills. Hershey has a rich history of civic engagement and local politics that mirrors the commitment of its citizens to ensure the health and vitality of their community. Within the city limits, political representation is provided by three members of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from District 85, one state senator from District 15, one county commissioner from Dauphin County, and one US Representative from Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. The residents of Hershey are passionate about their local issues and regularly participate in town hall meetings, forums, debates, and other forms of civic engagement to stay informed on matters that affect them personally. Additionally, Hershey offers a wide range of public services such as excellent schools, parks and recreational facilities, library services, public safety programs and more. As a result of its active political scene and strong investment in public services for its citizens, Hershey is an ideal place to live for those who value civic involvement.
The political climate in Zip 17033 (Hershey, PA) is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Dauphin County, PA 53.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dauphin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.4% to 44.9%.
Dauphin county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17033 (Hershey, PA) is leaning liberal.
Hershey, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Hershey, Pennsylvania: r r d d d d
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 17033 (Hershey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,555 contributions totaling $209,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 601 contributions totaling $125,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)