Lamar Township, PA is a rural community with a rich history in American politics. The township is governed by elected representatives and the local government strives to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Residents of Lamar Township have the opportunity to be involved in local politics by attending town meetings, voicing their opinions at public hearings, and voting in local elections. Local political candidates are expected to present their views on important issues such as education, public safety, and social services. Candidates also work hard to ensure that Lamar Township remains a safe and prosperous place for future generations. As they continue to work together, the citizens of Lamar Township can trust that their elected representatives will represent their interests faithfully on critical issues that will shape the future of the area.
The political climate in Lamar township, PA is very conservative.
Clinton County, PA is very conservative. In Clinton County, PA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.2%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamar township, PA is very conservative.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lock Haven 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.
Lamar township, 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 Lamar township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $15,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $27,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)