The politics in Carbon, PA are an interesting mix. The local government is currently run by a Republican majority, and there is a strong sense of traditional values among the citizens. The issues that are important to the community are often centered around job growth, education, and the economy. There has been a recent push from local politicians to create more opportunities for businesses to come to Carbon, as well as support for initiatives that create incentives for entrepreneurs. Furthermore, there is an ongoing commitment from our local representatives to ensure that all residents have access to quality healthcare and other essential services. In addition, many organizations in town work hard to keep citizens informed about their political rights and responsibilities. Carbon’s passionate citizens remain actively involved in the local political process, ensuring that their voices are heard and respected.
The political climate in Carbon, PA is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carbon, PA is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon 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.
Carbon, 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 Carbon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $10,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)