The politics in 15942 Mineral Point, PA are largely represented by the Democratic party. Every two years, residents of the area can vote for their representatives at the state and local levels. The current Governor of Pennsylvania is Tom Wolf, who is a Democrat. At the local level, Mineral Point is served by its state representative and senator in Harrisburg, as well as a member on the County Board of Commissioners. Voting is an important part of staying involved and engaged in the local political process. Residents can stay informed about upcoming elections and changes to policies by subscribing to news outlets or following their state representatives on social media platforms. Additionally, many organizations host debates and forums to further discuss political issues affecting Mineral Point and its surrounding communities.
The political climate in Zip 15942 (Mineral Point, PA) is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15942 (Mineral Point, PA) is strongly conservative.
Mineral Point, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Mineral Point, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 zip 15942 (Mineral Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)