Houtzdale, PA is a small town located in Mifflin County. The town has a population of around 3,000 people and is home to many local businesses. Although the town is small, it has an active political life. Residents here take their civic responsibilities seriously and engage in local politics through voting, attending public meetings, and participating in community activities. There are several candidates running for office this year that represent the values of the people of Houtzdale. These candidates care about the future of this town and understand the issues facing its citizens. They strive to bring positive change to Houtzdale and create a better future for its residents. This election season will be an exciting one for the people of Houtzdale, as they choose who will lead their community into the future.
The political climate in Houtzdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houtzdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
Houtzdale, 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 Houtzdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)