Cooke, PA is a small community located in western Pennsylvania. The local politics of the town are strongly focused on issues that impact the lives of its citizens. Local candidates often have to juggle the needs and desires of their constituents while navigating complex budgets and legislation. The town has a mayor and council which work together to ensure that Cooke remains a safe, prosperous, and inviting place to live. Over the years, Cooke has seen several new initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure, public safety, and economic growth. Additionally, local candidates work hard to represent the diverse interests of their constituents and ensure that all voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Cooke, PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cooke, PA is moderately conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cooke, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cooke, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,108 contributions totaling $63,563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 719 contributions totaling $198,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)