Big Run, PA is a small town situated in the rural countryside of Pennsylvania and home to a diverse population. Although it is not a destination for political campaigning, the community takes its politics very seriously. The local government is comprised of an elected mayor and council who make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of residents. Elections for these positions are fair and held regularly to ensure that members of the community have their voices heard when it comes to local policy changes. Residents are passionate about supporting candidates they believe will bring positive change to their town. From creating improved infrastructure projects, to advocating for better education programs, local political candidates strive to improve the quality of life within Big Run, PA.
The political climate in Big Run, PA is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, PA is very conservative. In Jefferson County, PA 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Run, PA is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania 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.
Big Run, 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 Big Run, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $7,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $29,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)