The town of Orrtanna, PA (17353) is a small rural community located in Adams County. The area is governed on the local level by the Board of Supervisors, which consists of three members elected to serve staggered terms. On the national level, Orrtanna is represented in Congress by Scott Perry and Lloyd Smucker. At the state level, Orrtanna is part of the 199th state legislative district represented by State Representative Torren Ecker. At the county level, Orrtanna is part of Adams County Commissioner's office and is represented by Chairman Randy Phiel.
Orrtanna has a proud history of civic engagement and has long been an important part of Pennsylvania politics. The local political scene has traditionally turned out for elections in good numbers and with strong support for their chosen candidates. Local issues remain at the forefront for many residents as they seek to ensure their voice is heard on important matters that affect their lives and the wider community.
The political climate in Zip 17353 (Orrtanna, PA) is very conservative.
Adams County, PA is very conservative. In Adams County, PA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.1%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17353 (Orrtanna, PA) is very conservative.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Adams County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Gettysburg 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.
Orrtanna, 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 17353 (Orrtanna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $13,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $7,178 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)