Claysville, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the western part of the state. Despite its small size, Claysville has an active political and civic scene. There are several civic organizations working to improve the town, including a local chapter of Rotary International and a Chamber of Commerce that helps promote local businesses. Local elections take place every two years to elect a mayor and members of city council who represent the interests of their constituents. Residents of Claysville are passionate about their politics and take part in debates about important issues such as taxes, education, jobs, and public safety. The candidates running for office can usually be found attending events around town, talking with residents about their platforms and ideas. It is clear that despite its small size, Claysville has an engaged political culture that encourages citizens to get involved in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Claysville, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claysville, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Claysville, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Claysville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $4,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $7,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)