The politics in the town of Ararat, Pennsylvania are largely based on local concerns and issues. The town is represented by a mayor and borough council, all elected to four-year terms. In addition to the elected officials, local residents have the ability to make their voices heard in a variety of ways from attending public meetings to casting votes at elections. There is a sense of community amongst Ararat's citizens as they strive for meaningful change in their local government. Residents often volunteer their time and talents to ensure that important issues are addressed and that their priorities are kept in check. With good representation from its elected officials, Ararat has been able to remain one of the safest towns in Pennsylvania.
The political climate in Ararat, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ararat, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna 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.
Ararat, 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 Ararat, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 300 contributions totaling $46,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $10,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)