The politics of Tyrone Borough, PA are focused on providing a safe, welcoming and prosperous environment for all residents. Tyrone Borough is part of Blair County in Pennsylvania, and its local government consists of the Mayor, Council Members, Tax Collector and Treasurer. The Mayor is responsible for guiding overall policy and direction for the Borough. The Council Members are made up of seven members who serve four-year terms to represent the citizens of Tyrone Borough. They ensure that all local laws are carried out by the various departments within the borough. The Tax Collector is charged with making sure taxes are collected in a timely manner. Lastly, the Treasurer oversees the management of public funds and ensures financial records are accurately maintained according to state law. In addition to these roles, there are various Political Action Committees in Tyrone Borough which focus on issues such as improving education quality and advocating for more affordable housing solutions. All levels of government work together to provide all citizens with a thriving economy, access to social services, investment opportunities and a great quality of life.
The political climate in Tyrone, PA is moderately conservative.
Blair County, PA is very conservative. In Blair County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.7%.
Blair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tyrone, PA is moderately conservative.
Blair County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Altoona 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.
Tyrone, 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 Tyrone, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $4,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $30,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)