Politics in 17545 Manheim, PA are largely influenced by the local government of Lancaster County. The county is represented by a three-member Board of Commissioners, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county and its municipalities. Elected officials in Manheim include representatives from the US House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate, and Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In addition to these offices, each municipality has its own mayor with varying powers depending on local law. Voter turnout in Manheim is typically higher than other parts of the county due to its proximity to major cities such as Philadelphia and Washington D.C. The population in this small borough actively engages with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 17545 (Manheim, 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 17545 (Manheim, PA) is moderately conservative.
Manheim, 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.
Manheim, 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 17545 (Manheim)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $22,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 424 contributions totaling $201,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $474 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)