Athens Township is a rural community located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It is an area that prides itself in its vibrant political climate. There are several local political candidates who are vying for positions in the township and providing their perspectives on how to best serve the people of Athens. They seek to address issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development. The local candidates have strong support from the community, with many residents taking part in debates and forums to discuss different ideas for moving the township forward. Voters have a wide variety of choices when it comes to selecting a candidate they feel best represents their values and beliefs. Through the hard work of these candidates, Athens Township has been able to stay ahead of many of the larger cities and townships in Pennsylvania by providing excellent services for residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Athens township (Crawford County), PA is very conservative.
Crawford County, PA is very conservative. In Crawford County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athens township (Crawford County), PA is very conservative.
Crawford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Meadville 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.
Athens township (Crawford County), 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 Athens township (Crawford County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)