The politics of Chest Springs, PA are very important to the local community. Residents of the town take great pride in their elections and are actively involved in deciding who will represent them in local government. In recent years, there has been a strong focus on promoting economic development, environmental sustainability, and improving public services. Local politicians strive to provide an atmosphere that is welcoming to all kinds of people and ideas. The town also puts a focus on supporting small businesses and making sure that everyone has access to quality education. Through cooperation between citizens, business owners, and elected officials, Chest Springs is a thriving community where residents feel represented and can trust their local government.
The political climate in Chest Springs, PA is very 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
Chest Springs, PA is very 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.
Chest Springs, 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 Chest Springs, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $3,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)