Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), Pennsylvania is a vibrant community located in the south-central part of the state. This township has been a long-standing political power in the county, with many local elected officials and representatives at every level of government. The township's Democratic Committee is actively involved in promoting and supporting their candidates through fundraising and campaigns. Over the years, Hopewell Township has had its fair share of influential politicians who have shaped policies that have improved the quality of life for those living within its boundaries. For example, former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter was born and raised here, as was current Cumberland County Commissioner Doug Harbach who was elected in 2020. Currently, voters can cast their ballots for members of both major political parties during local elections in Hopewell Township and help to shape the future of the area for decades to come.
The political climate in Hopewell township (Cumberland County), 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
Hopewell township (Cumberland County), PA 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.
Hopewell township (Cumberland County), 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 Hopewell township (Cumberland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,026 contributions totaling $65,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $24,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)