McElhattan, PA is a small town located in central Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and strong sense of community, but lately has been dealing with many political issues. Residents have been active in voicing their opinions about local and national politics and the importance of voting in local elections. The area is also home to several elected officials, including the mayor, City Council members, and members of the state legislature. These officials are responsible for representing citizens' interests when it comes to making decisions that affect the town. Local campaigns often involve discussions of the issues that residents care about most, such as taxes, education, health care policy, and economic development. As McElhattan continues to grow and develop, its citizens will remain dedicated to staying informed about the latest political news so that they can make educated choices in upcoming elections.
The political climate in McElhattan, PA is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, PA is very conservative. In Clinton County, PA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.2%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McElhattan, PA is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lock Haven 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.
McElhattan, 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 McElhattan, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 492 contributions totaling $30,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $53,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)