The small town of 17856 New Columbia, PA is home to a vibrant political culture. While the population of the town may be small, its political presence is anything but. Residents engage with local politics by attending town hall meetings and getting involved in campaigns for local candidates. There are usually several local candidates running for various offices each year, and citizens are encouraged to get informed on platforms, debate topics, and cast their votes on election day. Residents also have the opportunity to become more involved by participating in community initiatives and taking part in local charities. The people of 17856 New Columbia, PA understand that their voices can make a difference when it comes to deciding who will represent them and their interests in government.
The political climate in Zip 17856 (New Columbia, PA) is strongly conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17856 (New Columbia, PA) is strongly conservative.
New Columbia, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Columbia, 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 17856 (New Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)