Indiana County, Pennsylvania is home to many small towns and villages with a population of 88,880. Despite its small size, the county is home to a variety of politics. In recent years, local elections have seen an increase in candidates running for state and federal offices from both major political parties. The issues that these candidates have focused on range from the economy and jobs to healthcare and education. While there is no single party or individual that has a clear majority in Indiana County, it is notable that some candidates have been able to build coalitions among differing political views. This has allowed for citizens of Indiana County to make their voice heard on important issues despite having less representation at the state level than other counties in Pennsylvania.
The political climate in 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
Indiana County, PA 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.
Indiana, 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 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 Indiana County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,175 contributions totaling $106,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,065 contributions totaling $1,206,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)