Jackson Center, PA is a small rural town located in the north east part of Pennsylvania. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its quaint atmosphere and friendly locals. Politically, the town leans towards moderate conservatism, with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and limited government interference in citizens’ lives. On local issues such as taxation and development projects, there is often healthy debate between candidates from both sides of the aisle. The community has recently seen some new political faces emerge as candidates for local office. This has invigorated the political discourse in Jackson Center as citizens eagerly await to hear what these new politicians have to offer in terms of solutions to the array of problems facing their town today.
The political climate in Jackson Center, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson Center, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Jackson Center, 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 Jackson Center, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)