17538 Salunga, PA is a small town located in Lancaster County that has seen a tremendous population growth over the past decade. Despite this influx of new residents, Salunga remains firmly rooted in traditional values and its politics have stayed largely unchanged. The town operates under the leadership of a five-member Town Council whose members are elected to two-year terms. The Council meets regularly to discuss local issues, such as zoning and public safety, and works closely with local businesses and organizations to address any problems or concerns that arise. Additionally, the Mayor serves as an ex officio member of all boards in Salunga and helps to ensure that they are functioning properly. Overall, it is clear that Salunga's political system is one deeply rooted in tradition yet flexible enough to accommodate the changing needs of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 17538 (Salunga, PA) is moderately 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 17538 (Salunga, PA) is moderately conservative.
Salunga, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Salunga, 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 17538 (Salunga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 807 contributions totaling $53,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $19,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)