Manchester, PA is a small town located in York County, Pennsylvania. The township has a population of just over 4,000 and is known for its rural feel. While the area may not be considered a major political hub, the citizens of Manchester are active and passionate about local politics. Candidates for township positions often come from within the community and have deep roots in the area. Issues such as improving education funding, creating more recreational opportunities for children, and expanding public transportation are all topics actively discussed in the local community. Residents understand that their votes will directly affect their quality of life and are committed to making sure all voices are heard during elections.
The political climate in Zip 17345 (Manchester, PA) is moderately conservative.
York County, PA is strongly conservative. In York County, PA 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 36.8%.
York county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17345 (Manchester, PA) is moderately conservative.
Manchester, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
York County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
York-Hanover 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.
Manchester, 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 17345 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $4,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $5,878 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)