Allegheny Township is a small community located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The township itself is home to about 4,000 people and enjoys a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Politically, Allegheny Township is largely conservative with a Republican majority in county leadership positions. While there are no local political candidates running for office currently, the community has been served by several elected officials who have represented their constituents as well as the township's values over the years. Residents of Allegheny Township take great pride in their representation and are vocal when it comes to issues such as taxes, education, and economic development. The local government regularly hosts public forums on these topics so that citizens can voice their concerns and ideas directly to those making decisions. This helps ensure that all opinions are heard and taken into consideration before any decisions are made.
The political climate in Allegheny township (Cambria County), PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allegheny township (Cambria County), PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Allegheny township (Cambria County), Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Allegheny township (Cambria County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $20,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $35,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)