Huntingdon, PA is a small town located in south-central Pennsylvania. The town has a rich history and diverse population, with a majority of the population identifying as Caucasian. Despite its small size, Huntingdon is an important part of the local political landscape. It holds one seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and two seats in the Pennsylvania Senate. Local elections are held every two years for these offices, drawing candidates from both major parties as well as independents. Political issues vary from tax reform to education standards to economic growth initiatives. The citizens of Huntingdon take their civic duty seriously and are proud to cast their votes for candidates who will represent their interests in state government.
The political climate in Huntingdon, PA is moderately conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntingdon, PA is moderately conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon 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.
Huntingdon, 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 Huntingdon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 942 contributions totaling $21,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $62,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)