Mount Joy, PA is a small town located in Lancaster County. It is known for its peaceful and quaint atmosphere. While the population of Mount Joy has been estimated to be approximately 8,000 people, the politics of this town are still important to its residents. The town is part of the 42nd district in Pennsylvania and is represented by Republican Michael Sturla in Harrisburg. In addition, voters have the opportunity to participate in local elections for various positions such as mayor, borough council members, constables and school board members. Through these elected officials, citizens have a voice when it comes to making decisions about their community’s future. Residents of Mount Joy can feel confident knowing that their interests are being heard and taken into account at both the state and local level.
The political climate in Zip 17552 (Mount Joy, PA) is somewhat 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 17552 (Mount Joy, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
Mount Joy, 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 17552 (Mount Joy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 474 contributions totaling $25,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $87,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)