17582 Washington Boro, PA is a small community located in Lancaster County. It has been part of the county since 1729 and is known for its historical charm and close-knit sense of community. The area has a rich history of political involvement, with several local political candidates running for office in recent years. Local politicians have focused on issues such as improving infrastructure, expanding economic opportunities, and preserving natural resources for future generations. The local government also works hard to provide quality public services such as fire protection, water systems, sanitation services, and more. Many locals are actively involved in their communities by voting for their chosen candidates or volunteering to help during elections.
The political climate in Zip 17582 (Washington Boro, 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 17582 (Washington Boro, PA) is moderately conservative.
Washington Boro, 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.
Washington Boro, 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 17582 (Washington Boro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $28,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)