Counties in Pennsylvania
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Pennsylvania
- A list and map of counties in Pennsylvania
- An overview of local elections in Pennsylvania
- An overview of the initiative process in Pennsylvania
Counties
County government
Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 66 counties, 2,559 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,712 special districts.[1]
Note: Philadelphia County operates under a consolidated government with the city of Philadelphia.
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2023
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania school board elections
2022
2021
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania school board elections
2020
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Pennsylvania that year.
Past elections
Initiative process availability
Counties
All of Pennsylvania's seven charter counties have charter amendment by initiative.[2]
Cities
Charter amendment by initiative is available in each of Pennsylvania's 65 charter cities. In addition, the state's 37 third class cities enjoy a limited initiative process.[2]
See also
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External links
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- Pennsylvania municipal code library
- Pennsylvania state government website
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