The politics in 17065 Mount Holly Springs, PA are focused around local issues and candidates that have been elected to serve the community. The local government is responsible for providing services such as public safety, transportation, libraries and education. Residents of this small town have been able to have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions on policies and regulations. The town also serves as a gateway between two larger towns in the region, Carlisle and Mechanicsburg. Local elections are held every four years with citizens electing representatives from several wards. Candidates are chosen based on their commitment to the betterment of the community, as well as their experience in governing. Residents of Mount Holly Springs can be confident that they will be provided with ample opportunities to influence decisions made by their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 17065 (Mount Holly Springs, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17065 (Mount Holly Springs, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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 Holly Springs, 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 17065 (Mount Holly Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)