Claysburg, PA is a small town located in Blair County. It is known for its historic downtown and close-knit community. Claysburg has a long history of civic involvement and its citizens take pride in their local government. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in the number of local political candidates running for office. These candidates offer unique perspectives on local issues including education, infrastructure, and economic development. Many Claysburg residents take an active role in the political process by attending town hall meetings and voting in elections. Their commitment to responsible governance ensures that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Claysburg, PA is strongly conservative.
Blair County, PA is very conservative. In Blair County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.7%.
Blair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claysburg, PA is strongly conservative.
Blair County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Altoona 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.
Claysburg, 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 Claysburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 278 contributions totaling $3,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $1,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)