Smethport, PA is a small town with a population of around 2,200, nestled in the hills of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Politically speaking, Smethport has had a long history of involvement in local politics. There have been numerous candidates over the years who have vied for positions such as mayor, council members, and school board directors. For example, in recent years there have been strong candidates from both major parties that sought to become mayor of Smethport. These individuals campaigns focused on topics such as public safety initiatives, economic development opportunities, and promoting community involvement throughout the town. The citizens of Smethport take their politics seriously and always ensure that they are informed about upcoming elections so they can make decisions based on what is best for their community.
The political climate in Smethport, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, PA is very conservative. In McKean County, PA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
McKean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smethport, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Bradford 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.
Smethport, 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 Smethport, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)