16426 Mc Kean, PA is an area in which politics are an important part of the local community. The people of this area are politically active and often get involved in local politics. It is important to note that no specific political candidates can be named, as these change from election to election. Issues such as education, healthcare, employment and social policy are frequently discussed and debated amongst the citizens, with many trying to make their voices heard. There is a positive energy around politics in 16426 Mc Kean, PA as people want to help make sure that their community is being represented by those who will fight for it.
The political climate in Zip 16426 (McKean, 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 16426 (McKean, PA) is leaning conservative.
McKean, 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.
McKean, 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 16426 (McKean)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $6,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $9,953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)