The small town of Altamont, PA is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. It is a town where the citizens take great pride in their community and work together to ensure it remains a safe place to live. Politics are important in Altamont, PA and the local government works hard to ensure that the people’s needs are taken into account. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on issues such as infrastructure improvement projects, public safety initiatives, and educational programs. Local political candidates also engage with the citizens by attending events, answering questions, and providing information about their platforms and policies. Altamont is a great place for those interested in politics because of its strong sense of community and commitment to ensuring that everyone’s voices are heard.
The political climate in Altamont, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altamont, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Altamont, 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 Altamont, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $6,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)