Lock Haven, Pennsylvania is a city located in Clinton County that has a rich history of political involvement. The politics of Lock Haven involve many different organizations and citizens that come together to make decisions about the city's future. Local organizations such as the Lock Haven Area Chamber of Commerce, Lock Haven City Council, and the Clinton County Republican Committee all play an important role in local politics. The citizens of Lock Haven also have their own say in how the city is run by engaging in local elections and attending public meetings. Through the combined efforts of these organizations and citizens, Lock Haven can continue to move forward with policies that benefit its community.
The political climate in Lock Haven, PA is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, PA is very conservative. In Clinton County, PA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.2%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lock Haven, PA is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lock Haven 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.
Lock Haven, 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 Lock Haven, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 492 contributions totaling $30,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $47,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)