Mount Union, PA is a small town located in Huntingdon County. It is characterized by its strong sense of community and close ties between the residents. Politically, the town leans conservatively with a majority voting for Republican candidates in elections. The town has traditionally had low political engagement, but in recent years there has been an effort to increase the number of voters who are informed about local issues. For each election cycle, local political candidates from both parties are nominated to represent Mount Union on county and state-wide levels. Primarily, these candidates focus on improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities, and prioritizing education initiatives for children and adults alike. Residents of Mount Union are encouraged to engage with local politics and become informed about issues that affect their lives and the lives of those around them.
The political climate in Mount Union, PA is moderately conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Union, PA is moderately conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon 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.
Mount Union, 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 Mount Union, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)