Wolf Creek, PA is located in a rural area of the state and has a small population. The town's politics typically reflect those of the state, although local municipal issues may differ due to the unique needs of the area. Wolf Creek is represented in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a Republican representative who advocates for conservative and traditional values. In addition, Wolf Creek also has its own mayor who works alongside city council members to ensure that municipal issues are addressed promptly and efficiently. Local candidates for office vary from election to election but typically represent the majority opinion held by citizens.
The political climate in Wolf Creek, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolf Creek, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wolf Creek, Pennsylvania: d 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 Wolf Creek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $14,771 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $57,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)