Jonestown, PA is a small town in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania with an estimated population of 1,890 people. Although the town is small in size, its politics are still important to the residents. Jonestown has a local government consisting of three commissioners who are elected by the citizens to represent their interests and make decisions that affect the community. These commissioners serve four-year terms and oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. They also work closely with state and county officials to ensure that laws and regulations are properly enforced. The most recent election for commissioner was held in 2021 and resulted in two incumbents being reelected. As well as these local elected offices, there are a few other political offices held within Jonestown which include mayorships and school board memberships. All of these individuals work together to keep the town running smoothly and provide its citizens with what they need.
The political climate in Zip 17038 (Jonestown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17038 (Jonestown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Jonestown, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon 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.
Jonestown, 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 17038 (Jonestown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $30,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $63,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,871 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)