Kirkwood, PA is a small rural community located in Lancaster County, with a population of around 4,000 people. It is governed by the Kirkwood Township Board of Supervisors which holds public meetings to discuss and vote upon any legislative concerns or proposals related to the town. The board consists of five members who are elected by the local registered voters in bi-annual elections. All citizens of the area are encouraged to take an active role in their local government and participate in local elections to ensure that their interests are represented within the community. Local political candidates running for office must adhere to state election laws and comply with all relevant regulations as they campaign for their preferred offices. With such a small population, there is a good chance for any candidate to make an impact on their local area through their involvement in politics.
The political climate in Zip 17536 (Kirkwood, PA) is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Lancaster County, PA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.2%.
Lancaster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17536 (Kirkwood, PA) is moderately conservative.
Kirkwood, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Lancaster Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Kirkwood, 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 17536 (Kirkwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $14,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)