Penns Creek, located in 17862, is an unincorporated community in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. The area has a rich history and culture stemming from its geographical location along the Susquehanna River. In terms of politics, the region is governed by the county-level government of Snyder County. Residents can elect representatives to serve on the County Commissioners and other boards that handle matters related to infrastructure, zoning and public safety. At the state level, Penns Creek residents can vote for their preferred candidates in elections held for Governors, Senators and House Representatives. Additionally, Snyder County participates in national-level elections for President and Vice President every four years. All registered voters have the right to participate in these elections regardless of party affiliation or political ideology.
The political climate in Zip 17862 (Penns Creek, PA) is very conservative.
Snyder County, PA is very conservative. In Snyder County, PA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Snyder county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 25.6%.
Snyder county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17862 (Penns Creek, PA) is very conservative.
Penns Creek, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Snyder County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Selinsgrove Metro Area is very 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.
Penns Creek, 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 17862 (Penns Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)