The politics in Briar Creek borough, PA are vibrant and active. Every election cycle, local officials and candidates vie for votes in order to represent the people of the borough. This is a great opportunity for the citizens of Briar Creek borough to have their voices heard and to make sure that their interests are front and center when it comes to decision making. Local elections typically take place every two years during November and feature candidates from both major political parties as well as some independent candidates. The citizens of Briar Creek borough are passionate and informed about their political views, often taking part in debates, forums, and town hall meetings leading up to Election Day. By engaging in the political process, citizens can help ensure that their representatives have a real understanding of what matters most to residents in Briar Creek borough.
The political climate in Briar Creek, PA is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Briar Creek, PA is moderately conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area is strongly 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.
Briar Creek, 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 Briar Creek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $11,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $24,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)