Barr, PA is a small town with a population of approximately 4,500 people. Despite its size, the politics of Barr are just as important to the citizens as any other municipality. The residents of Barr work hard to ensure that their voices are heard in local elections and take an active role in choosing who will represent them. The local political candidates for Barr come from both major parties- Democrats and Republicans- and there is usually a spirited debate about which candidate is best suited for the job. These debates can become quite heated during election cycles, but ultimately the citizens of Barr know that their votes count and have the potential to make a real difference in their community.
The political climate in Barr, 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
Barr, 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.
Barr, 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 Barr, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $52,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $25,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)