Bradford Township (McKean County), PA is located in the northwestern corner of the state and is home to a diverse population. The township is represented by local political candidates for both the Democratic and Republican parties. In recent years, the local politicians have focused on economic development, job creation, improving infrastructure, and providing quality education. They have also worked to ensure that all residents feel included in the decision-making process by holding town hall meetings and listening to constituents’ feedback. The township has also been active in its environmental stewardship efforts, working with local groups to conserve natural areas and protect natural resources. Bradford Township (McKean County), PA is a vibrant community that values its citizens’ opinions and works together to make it a great place to live.
The political climate in Bradford township, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, PA is very conservative. In McKean County, PA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
McKean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradford township, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Bradford 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.
Bradford township, 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 Bradford township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $8,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $553,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,811 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)