The small town of Shenandoah, PA, with a population of just under 5,000 people, is home to a politically active community. The major political parties in the area are Republican and Democratic. Residents have access to local government resources such as their mayor and city council members that are focused on making decisions for the betterment of the town. There are also many different organizations that advocate for various interests within Shenandoah and its surrounding townships. These organizations host events throughout the year to support their causes and help bring attention to local issues. Local candidates running for office can often be found at these events talking with constituents and discussing how they can best serve the town if elected. Overall, politics are an important part of life in Shenandoah with residents actively participating in the decision-making process for their community.
The political climate in Zip 17976 (Shenandoah, PA) is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17976 (Shenandoah, PA) is strongly conservative.
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Shenandoah, 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 17976 (Shenandoah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $37 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $7,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)