The politics in Blacklick, PA are centered around issues that affect the local community. The town is home to a large population of hard-working people and businesses that provide important services for the region. As such, they are invested in making sure their elected representatives make decisions that will benefit them and their families. Local candidates often focus on topics such as education funding, economic development initiatives, and improving public safety. They also work to ensure that all citizens have access to quality health care and a safe environment to live in. Furthermore, candidates strive for policies that promote environmental sustainability and clean energy sources so as to lessen the impacts of climate change on local communities. Ultimately, it is up to voters within Blacklick, PA to decide which candidate best meets their needs and will be most effective in representing their interests at a local level.
The political climate in Blacklick, 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
Blacklick, 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.
Blacklick, 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 Blacklick, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $20,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $32,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)