Middlebury, PA is a small town located in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. As with most towns of its size, the local politics have an impact on the daily lives of its residents. The town has a long history of being governed by a mayor and council that work together to make decisions that affect the community. Some of these decisions include budgeting funds for public services such as education, sanitation, and infrastructure improvements; setting tax rates; and making decisions about zoning regulations and land use. Middlebury also has representatives at both state and federal levels who advocate for residents’ interests in their respective chambers. The town is well represented politically with many elected officials from different backgrounds and ideologies who all strive towards making Middlebury a great place to live for its diverse population.
The political climate in Middlebury, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlebury, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, Pennsylvania 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.
Middlebury, 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 Middlebury, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 443 contributions totaling $31,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $25,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)