Ashville, PA is a small town located in the Pennsylvania countryside. It is relatively quiet and peaceful, but that does not mean politics are not an important aspect of this community. The local government is responsible for making decisions on issues such as housing, taxes, and community development. People in the area are passionate about their opinions and will take part in local elections to ensure their voices are heard. This year's election season has been particularly heated as both candidates have strong views on how the town should move forward. Residents can look forward to a lively debate about important topics like infrastructure investment and job creation during the upcoming campaign season.
The political climate in Ashville, PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashville, PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Ashville, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Ashville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $2,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)