The small town of Blairsville, PA is located in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania. It has a population of approximately 2,719 people and is known for its quaint charm and welcoming atmosphere. Blairsville has a strong sense of civic pride and many active volunteer organizations, including the Blairsville Citizens Association, which encourages residents to be involved in politics. Every year local elections are held and residents can elect new leaders who will represent them at the municipal level. Residents can also voice their opinions on various issues through town hall meetings or by submitting public comments directly to local government representatives. There is also an emphasis on engaging youth in politics with initiatives such as discussion groups for high school students and programs for recent graduates who want to become more informed about their community's policies and current events. As a result, political engagement in Blairsville is high and citizens have a unique opportunity to make an impact on the future of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Blairsville, PA is moderately conservative.
Indiana County, PA is very conservative. In Indiana County, PA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indiana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Indiana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blairsville, PA is moderately conservative.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Indiana 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.
Blairsville, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Blairsville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $10,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $42,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)