Clarion, PA is a small town in western Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 6,000 people. It operates under a Mayor-Council form of government which involves an elected mayor and council that work together to address the needs and concerns of the local community. The mayor is responsible for representing the people of Clarion, while the council has the authority to pass ordinances and regulations. Each year, residents of Clarion vote for new members to serve on their local government, ensuring that their voices are heard. The current mayor is Sarah Smith who was elected in 2019 and whose term runs through 2022. The town council consists of seven members who are committed to working together to create a vibrant and prosperous future for Clarion. They strive to make resources available to all citizens, including business owners, families, and seniors so that everyone can benefit from living in this tight-knit community.
The political climate in Clarion township, PA is moderately 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 township, PA is moderately 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 township, 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 township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 692 contributions totaling $23,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $53,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)