17579 Strasburg, PA is a small town located in Lancaster County. It is governed by the Board of Supervisors and the Strasburg Borough Council. The local political scene in Strasburg is dominated by a mix of Republican and Democratic candidates fighting for control of the community's future. Recent municipal elections have been contested fiercely as both sides attempt to make their voices heard through various campaigns. The Board of Supervisors oversees the administration of all borough services while the Council works to ensure that the interests of citizens are adequately addressed. All members of local government must respond to concerns and inquiries from residents throughout the year, giving everyone an opportunity to take part in their community's governance.
The political climate in Zip 17579 (Strasburg, 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 17579 (Strasburg, PA) is moderately conservative.
Strasburg, 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.
Strasburg, 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 17579 (Strasburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $15,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $22,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)