Allegany, Pennsylvania is a small town located along the Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania. The town is governed by its local government, which consists of an elected mayor and a number of council representatives. The mayor serves as the leader of the local government and is responsible for making sure that all laws are followed and upheld. The council members are also responsible for representing the interests of their constituents during meetings and making sure that their voices are heard when important decisions must be made. Allegany strives to promote good governance, transparency, and accountability while striving to create a better community for all its citizens. The town also supports active participation in the political process through civic engagement such as voting and attending public hearings on matters related to local government.
The political climate in Allegany, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, PA is very conservative. In Potter County, PA 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.0%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allegany, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, Pennsylvania 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.
Allegany, 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 Allegany, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $5,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $20,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)