Mineral, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It is an important part of the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area and has been home to a diverse population for many years. The politics of Mineral, PA are largely conservative and dominated by the Republican Party. Locals take a great interest in their local government and in supporting candidates who will ensure they have access to the resources they need to thrive. Voters often support candidates who have a proven track record of helping to improve the quality of life for their constituents, while also protecting their rights. Though parties do not always agree on every issue, they strive to come together on issues that affect Mineral’s residents the most. Every election cycle, residents show up in droves at the polls to make sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Mineral, PA is very conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mineral, PA is very conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Mineral, 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 Mineral, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)