Nelson, Pennsylvania is a small town in the Allegheny Mountains region of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history as an agricultural and coal mining community that spans over two centuries. The politics of Nelson are reflective of its rural roots, with local issues such as education, transportation, and economic development being the primary focuses of its political representatives. Local election cycles have produced a variety of elected officials in both state and county offices who are committed to representing their constituents’ interests. Candidates from both major parties have worked hard to ensure that the citizens of Nelson have access to quality services and amenities. In recent years, efforts have been made to create more jobs in the area through tax incentives and other initiatives put forth by county commissioners and city council members alike. Despite its small-town feel, Nelson boasts strong pockets of civic engagement when it comes to the political process within their community.
The political climate in Nelson, PA is strongly 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
Nelson, PA is strongly 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.
Nelson, 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 Nelson, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $956 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)