Politics in the small town of 17540 Leola, PA are an important part of the community. Local elections are held every two years and determine who will take on important roles in the local government including mayor, city council, school board, and other positions. Candidates running for office come from all parts of the town and typically represent a variety of views and goals for the future of 17540 Leola. Residents participate actively in their local government by voting in elections, attending public hearings and meetings, volunteering to serve on committees or boards, writing letters to candidates or elected officials, and engaging in other activities that help shape their town's political future. The active involvement of citizens is essential to ensure that local politics are fair and representative of the needs of all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 17540 (Leola, 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 17540 (Leola, PA) is moderately conservative.
Leola, 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.
Leola, 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 17540 (Leola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 186 contributions totaling $14,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $16,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)