17968 Sacramento, PA is a small community located in the heart of Pennsylvania. The politics of this area is largely focused on local issues such as education, taxes, and safety. The area is represented at the state level by Senator Bob Casey Jr., while at the federal level by Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson. Both politicians are committed to providing quality services and support for their constituents. Local elections often feature a variety of candidates from both major parties vying for seats on the county board or school board. Issues discussed in these campaigns usually revolve around improving public services, investing in infrastructure and economic development, and creating jobs for local residents.
The political climate in Zip 17968 (Sacramento, PA) is very conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17968 (Sacramento, PA) is very conservative.
Sacramento, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Sacramento, 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 17968 (Sacramento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)