The small town of 16875 Spring Mills, PA is an area heavily influenced by local politics. The community is represented in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate as well as the United States House of Representatives and Senate. Local political candidates are often popular among residents, due to their direct influence over the area. In addition, elected officials in surrounding communities can have a major impact over the lives and future of those living in 16875 Spring Mills, PA. Residents stay up-to-date on local politics and take an active role in electing representatives who will be best suited to represent their interests and values. There is a strong sense of pride within this tight-knit community, making it a great place to call home!
The political climate in Zip 16875 (Spring Mills, PA) is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16875 (Spring Mills, PA) is leaning conservative.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College 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.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania: r r D d d 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 16875 (Spring Mills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $12,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $12,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)