Locustdale, PA is a small town with a population of about 1,500 people located in the heart of Pennsylvania. The town has a rich history and is home to many historic buildings and landmarks. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the day-to-day life of Locustdale residents. Local elections are held every four years and feature a variety of candidates from both major political parties vying for office. Residents take pride in their ability to vote for representatives that they feel best represent their interests and values. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, economic development, and social services are just some of the issues that come up during these elections. Even though Locustdale is small in size, it shows that you don't have to live in a big city or state to care about politics and participate in local elections.
The political climate in Locustdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Locustdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick 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.
Locustdale, 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 Locustdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)