17266 Walnut Bottom, PA is a small rural community located in central Pennsylvania. The town has long been a quiet, close-knit community with an emphasis on agriculture and values of hard work and neighborliness. While the area does not have any local political candidates running for office, the people of 17266 Walnut Bottom are still very engaged in politics and government affairs. Many residents regularly attend city council meetings to voice their opinions on issues that affect their lives and to show support for causes they believe in. Additionally, there are plenty of opportunities for citizens to become more informed about politics, as local media outlets keep them updated on current news and developments. The people of 17266 Walnut Bottom take pride in knowing what is going on locally and nationally so they can make educated decisions at the polls during elections.
The political climate in Zip 17266 (Walnut Bottom, PA) is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17266 (Walnut Bottom, PA) is moderately conservative.
Walnut Bottom, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Walnut Bottom, 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 17266 (Walnut Bottom)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)