Sandy, PA is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. The town has several local officials dedicated to serving the community and working to make Sandy a great place for its citizens. At the state level, Sandy is represented by senators and representatives in the Pennsylvania General Assembly who are responsible for making laws that affect all residents of Pennsylvania. At the national level, Sandy is served by two members of Congress who represent their constituents in Washington D.C. Local elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to select representatives from their own community to serve on city and county councils. Additionally, there are many volunteer organizations within Sandy that work each day to improve conditions in the area. From environmental groups to economic development committees, these groups strive to make sure that life in Sandy can be enjoyed by everyone equally.
The political climate in Sandy, PA is moderately 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
Sandy, PA is moderately 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.
Sandy, 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 Sandy, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $6,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $124,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)