The small community of 17851 Mount Carmel, PA has a history of strong local politics. The local government is led by a mayor and city council that represent the voices of its citizens. Community members have access to a variety of public services ranging from public safety to education, recreation, and transportation. Major issues that affect the town include zoning regulations, economic development, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection. The city works hard to create a safe and inviting atmosphere for its residents and visitors alike. Many important decisions are made through active engagement between elected officials and citizens who care deeply about the future of their community. Residents of 17851 Mount Carmel have an opportunity to stay involved in their own backyard and make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to local policy-making decisions.
The political climate in Zip 17851 (Mount Carmel, PA) is strongly conservative.
Northumberland County, PA is very conservative. In Northumberland County, PA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Northumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17851 (Mount Carmel, PA) is strongly conservative.
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sunbury 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.
Mount Carmel, 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 17851 (Mount Carmel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $1,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)