Since the Civil War, Huntington Township has been a Republican stronghold due largely to its social conservatism and rural character.

Republican candidates for office regularly obtain over 80% of the popular vote in general elections.

[3] Portions of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 249 is located in Huntington Township.

18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% were those of someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

[8] In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of eighteen, 7.3% from eighteen to twenty-four, 24.9% from twenty-five to forty-four, 29.7% from forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older.