Sandy Lake, PA is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It is known for its picturesque views and friendly atmosphere, which has made it popular among tourists. Despite its size, the town is full of political activity and the people in Sandy Lake take their civic responsibilities seriously. Residents are involved in local politics and often turn out in large numbers to cast their votes during elections. The town regularly hosts debates between local political candidates from different parties as they vie for office. These debates provide residents with an opportunity to learn more about each candidate’s platform and decide who will best represent them in the community. People in Sandy Lake take pride in their democratic process and strive to make sure that their voices are heard on election day.
The political climate in Sandy Lake township, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandy Lake township, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sandy Lake township, Pennsylvania: d 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 Sandy Lake township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $5,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)