16417 Girard, PA is a small town located in the far northwest corner of Pennsylvania. The community is mainly comprised of families who have been living in the area for generations. The local politics are based on the beliefs and values of the people living there, and they typically vote for candidates with similar views. In recent years, the political landscape in 16417 Girard has shifted slightly towards more progressive policies as more young families move into the area. There are numerous local organizations that work to make sure everyone's voice is heard in political decisions and that their interests are represented. For example, an organization called Girard Voices was created to provide a platform for residents to share their opinion on a range of topics from economic development to environmental preservation. They advocate for residents' rights within the community and strive to ensure that all voices can be heard when it comes to making policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 16417 (Girard, PA) is leaning conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16417 (Girard, PA) is leaning conservative.
Girard, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Girard, Pennsylvania: d d D D r d
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 zip 16417 (Girard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $8,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)