Fort Loudon, PA is a small town located in Franklin County. It has a population of approximately 1,118 people as of the 2019 census. Politically, the town is largely conservative and residents tend to lean towards supporting Republican candidates. Many residents are committed to local politics and actively participate in elections to ensure that their voices are heard at the state and national levels. Issues that are important to the community include taxes, education, public safety, healthcare reform, and economic development. The local political scene is competitive, with both Democrats and Republicans vying for votes from the citizens of Fort Loudon. Elections often come down to who can best address the concerns of the community while also having a realistic plan for achieving results. Local candidates are typically well-informed on issues affecting their constituents and strive to make positive changes for their community.
The political climate in Zip 17224 (Fort Loudon, PA) is very conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17224 (Fort Loudon, PA) is very conservative.
Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Fort Loudon, 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 17224 (Fort Loudon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)