Montrose, PA is a small town located in Susquehanna County. It has a population of approximately 1,700 people, and it serves as the county seat for the area. The local government consists of a mayor and council that are elected by the residents. In addition to the mayor and council, Montrose also elects representatives to serve in Congress and in state politics. Local political issues are often focused on environmental protection, economic development, education funding, and infrastructure improvements. There have been several initiatives over the years that have aimed to improve Montrose's economy by incentivizing new businesses to set up shop in the area. Additionally, there is an emphasis on preserving natural resources while still promoting economic growth. Education funding has been a key priority for the town as well, and there are various programs available that help students get access to learning opportunities outside of traditional public schools. As an active member of Susquehanna County's political scene, Montrose strives to remain engaged with both local and state politics in order to ensure that its voices can be heard when important decisions are being made.
The political climate in Montrose, PA is moderately conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montrose, PA is moderately conservative.
Susquehanna 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.
Montrose, 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 Montrose, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $16,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $17,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)