Hartley, PA is a small city located in the northeastern part of the state. It has a history of strong and vibrant local politics, with citizens who are passionate about their representation and the issues that matter most to them. Over the years, Hartley residents have voted for candidates from a variety of political parties, including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Greens. Local elections are always hotly contested affairs with residents eager to cast their vote for the candidate they believe will best serve their interests. The city has a long tradition of civic engagement and participation in local politics, often involving debates between candidates on issues ranging from taxes to education reform. Every election season brings exciting opportunities for citizens to make their voices heard by participating in the democratic process.
The political climate in Hartley, PA is strongly conservative.
Union County, PA is strongly conservative. In Union County, PA 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartley, PA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Lewisburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hartley, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hartley, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $6,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $15,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)