Marion, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Southwest Pennsylvania. Although it is a small town with limited resources, the politics of Marion are still heavily active and important to the community. Local elections are held every two years on even numbered years for mayor and council members. Because this is a smaller town, candidates are typically well known by the residents since they have been either personally involved in local organizations or have family that live in Marion. Campaigning focuses more on the candidate’s platform and how they plan to improve the quality of life for citizens instead of expensive advertising campaigns. This allows each voter to be more informed when casting their ballot and ensures that every voice in the community is heard. Overall, Marion’s political events and elections bring a sense of pride and unity among its citizens, making it an ideal place to call home.
The political climate in Marion, PA is very conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, PA is very conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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.
Marion, 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 Marion, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 386 contributions totaling $33,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $85,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)