Clarion Borough is a small community located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It is governed by a Mayor and six Council Members who are elected every four years. The Mayor is the chief executive of the borough and has the responsibility of overseeing all municipal operations, from appointing department heads to budgeting funds for services. The Council Members are responsible for approving legislation that affects the borough's citizens, including laws concerning taxation, zoning and land use. All members are committed to serving their constituents in an efficient and transparent manner, with the goal of providing a safe and healthy environment for all its citizens. Through community outreach efforts, various committees have been formed to solve issues related to public safety, economic development, education and parks & recreation. Furthermore, residents can participate in local government by attending meetings or expressing their opinions on agenda items at those meetings. With strong leadership and passionate citizens, Clarion Borough is able to offer its residents a vibrant quality of life while ensuring that their rights are protected.
The political climate in Clarion, PA is somewhat conservative.
Clarion County, PA is very conservative. In Clarion County, PA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Clarion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarion, PA is somewhat conservative.
Clarion County, Pennsylvania 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.
Clarion, 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 Clarion, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 681 contributions totaling $23,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $51,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)