In 17087 Richland, PA, politics is an important part of the local community. There are many issues that affect the people who live in the area and it is up to the political candidates running for office to make sure their voices are heard. The people in Richland vote on important matters like budgeting, taxes and local laws and regulations. Each candidate must put forth their best efforts in order to make sure they represent the needs and wants of the local residents. By engaging with members of the community, candidates can ensure that their message resonates with the voters and that they can effectively address any concerns or issues facing their constituents.
The political climate in Zip 17087 (Richland, PA) is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lebanon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lebanon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.3%.
Lebanon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17087 (Richland, PA) is strongly conservative.
Richland, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lebanon 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.
Richland, 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 17087 (Richland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $7,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)