Matamoras, PA is a small town located in Pike County. It has a long history of civic engagement and political involvement by its citizens. Matamoras has been home to many local political candidates over the years who have worked hard to ensure the best possible outcomes for their constituents. From school board members to state representatives, Matamoras has a proud history of sending dedicated individuals to represent their interests at all levels of government. Recently, the town was in the news when a new mayor was elected after a hotly contested race between two local candidates. This election showed that Matamoras residents take their politics seriously and will go out of their way to make sure their voice is heard and that they get the representation they deserve.
The political climate in Matamoras, PA is somewhat conservative.
Pike County, PA is moderately conservative. In Pike County, PA 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 40.0%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matamoras, PA is somewhat conservative.
Pike County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Matamoras, 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 Matamoras, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $330 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)