Cambridge, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Adams County. The town has an active and involved political atmosphere, with various civic groups working to make the community a better place. There are numerous local organizations that work to inform the public about current issues and help them become more engaged with their local government. Cambridge has two main political parties: Republicans and Democrats. Each party is represented on the Borough Council, which is responsible for establishing laws and policies that affect the town’s citizens. The council meets regularly to discuss important topics such as zoning, infrastructure development, public safety, and budget appropriations. Every two years, Cambridge holds elections for Mayor, Councilmembers, Auditor, Treasurer and Tax Collector. All eligible residents can cast their votes in these elections and participate in making decisions that impact their community.
The political climate in Cambridge, PA is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, PA is very conservative. In Crawford County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, PA is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Meadville 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 605 contributions totaling $55,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $15,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)