Mahaffey, PA is a small town located in rural western Pennsylvania. The politics in Mahaffey are largely dominated by the local county government, with many residents actively involved in civic affairs. Elections for county offices such as sheriff or district attorney draw a large amount of attention from residents, as these individuals are responsible for providing essential services and security for the area. Additionally, there is considerable local interest in state and national elections. Many of these elections feature candidates running on both sides of the political aisle who have strong support from local constituents. In general, Mahaffey locals tend to be very passionate about their political beliefs and actively participate in public debates and discussions on current issues.
The political climate in Mahaffey, PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mahaffey, PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
Mahaffey, 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 Mahaffey, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $9,182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)