Beaver County, Pennsylvania is a rural area located in the western part of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that has been developed over many years. The county is governed by an elected three-member Board of Commissioners, who oversee the daily operations of the county's government. As with most local governments, elections for commissioners are held every four to six years and are open to any registered voter in Beaver County. The candidates who run for office come from a wide variety of backgrounds and political views, which allows for a lively debate about the best path forward for Beaver County. Every election cycle brings new ideas and perspectives on how to improve public services throughout the county, as well as how to ensure that all citizens have access to adequate resources. Although there may be differences between candidates, ultimately they all care deeply about their communities and want what is best for them.
The political climate in Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative.
In Beaver County, PA 40.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaver county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.4%.
Beaver county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Beaver, Pennsylvania: d d 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 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 Beaver County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,928 contributions totaling $239,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,360 contributions totaling $1,085,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $798 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)