Bradford County, Pennsylvania is located in the north-central part of the state and is known for its rural landscape and farmland. The county seat is Towanda, and it has a population of 63,000 people. Politics in Bradford County are often focused on the issues that affect rural areas such as agriculture, economic development, conservation, and social services. Local elections typically feature candidates who support these issues, with debates revolving around how best to address them. Bradford County is part of Pennsylvania State Legislative Districts 22 and 23, which are served by Republican Representatives Tina Pickett and Clint Owlett respectively. Other important offices include Sheriff, District Attorney, Coroner, Controller, and Clerk of Courts. Overall, Bradford County residents pride themselves on electing candidates who consider their needs first.
The political climate in Bradford County, PA is very conservative.
In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradford County, PA is very conservative.
Sayre 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.
Bradford, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Bradford County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,415 contributions totaling $70,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 882 contributions totaling $167,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)