Allensville, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the central part of the state. Despite its size, Allensville has a rich history of local politics and civic engagement. The town has its own mayor and city council which are responsible for making decisions about the community’s future. The mayor is elected every four years by Allensville residents while members of the city council are elected to two year terms by the same group. Both parties have an important role to play in ensuring that local businesses and citizens have their voices heard. In addition, local elections provide an opportunity for citizens to express their opinions on matters such as taxes, public safety and other issues that affect their lives. As such, local politics can be competitive and active in Allensville, leading to debates and policy changes that benefit everyone who calls this charming town home.
The political climate in Allensville, PA is very conservative.
Mifflin County, PA is very conservative. In Mifflin County, PA 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mifflin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.4%.
Mifflin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allensville, PA is very conservative.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lewistown 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.
Allensville, 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 Allensville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)