Blanchard, PA is a small town in the northern part of the state with a rich and vibrant political history. The town has long been a part of Pennsylvania's political landscape and has had its share of influential figures over the years. There have been numerous local politicians who have made an impact on Blanchard throughout history, including many current representatives in state government. In more recent times, Blanchard citizens have strongly supported candidates from both major parties for various municipal and state offices. This support reflects the diverse political beliefs of Blanchard residents who value their right to make their voices heard in this critical area of public life.
The political climate in Blanchard, PA is somewhat conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blanchard, PA is somewhat conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Blanchard, Pennsylvania: r r D d d d
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 Blanchard, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $10,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $12,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)