The small town of Ellport, PA is home to a vibrant and engaged population who are passionate about politics. Every election cycle, the citizens come out in droves to support their local candidates who are running for office, whether it be for mayor, city councilor, or other positions. Ellport has seen many changes in its political landscape over the years as new leaders have taken charge and implemented policies that benefit the community. The current mayor is Tom Smith, who was elected in 2019 with an overwhelming majority of votes due to his commitment to strengthening the area's infrastructure and public services. He has been an advocate for scrapping certain taxes and introducing more efficient waste management practices. Additionally, he has championed initiatives that focus on improving education opportunities in the community. The City Council consists of a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds and walks of life that each bring unique perspectives to bear when making decisions on behalf of residents. Overall, Ellport is a tight-knit community that strives to ensure everyone's voice is heard and respected when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Ellport, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellport, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ellport, Pennsylvania: d 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 Ellport, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $13,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $148,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)