The small town of Mont Alto, PA (17237) has a population of just over 1,400 people. The community is represented politically by both state and federal representatives. At the state level, Representative Rob Kauffman represents the district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In addition, Senator John Eichelberger represents Mont Alto in the Pennsylvania Senate. On the federal level, Congressman Fred Keller is the representative for the 12th Congressional District which includes Mont Alto. Local politics in Mont Alto are focused on making sure that state and federal representatives are advocating for their interests and providing necessary resources and services to local residents. The city provides a number of important services including education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development initiatives that all strive to improve quality of life for local citizens. With its small-town charm and strong sense of community pride, Mont Alto is an ideal place to live for those who value close-knit relationships with neighbors and local businesses.
The political climate in Zip 17237 (Mont Alto, PA) is very conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17237 (Mont Alto, PA) is very conservative.
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro Metro Area is very 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.
Mont Alto, 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 17237 (Mont Alto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $294 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)