The politics in Castanea, PA play a big role in the lives of its citizens. Every two years, citizens are able to vote for local representatives to make decisions on their behalf. These representatives are responsible for making decisions regarding policies that affect the town and its residents. There are many different policies that the local representatives need to consider such as education reform, environmental protection, infrastructure development, health care, public safety, and economic development. Each election cycle brings new faces and ideas for how to improve life in Castanea, PA. Outreach programs have been created by the local government to ensure all members of the community can participate in the political process. Additionally, initiatives have been put in place to promote transparency and accountability from elected officials. By engaging in dialogue with its citizens through public forums and town hall meetings, Castanea's politicians are working to ensure that everyone has a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Castanea, PA is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, PA is very conservative. In Clinton County, PA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.2%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castanea, PA is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lock Haven 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.
Castanea, 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 Castanea, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 492 contributions totaling $30,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $47,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)