Clearfield Township (Butler County), PA is a rural area located in the western part of Butler County. It is home to an estimated population of 3,500 people and is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors who are elected to four-year terms. The board oversees all municipal departments and enforces local laws and ordinances. Local authorities also contribute to the preservation of the township's environment, providing residents with safe and healthy living conditions. Each year, citizens of Clearfield Township go to the polls to elect their representatives for the Board of Supervisors as well as other municipal offices such as police officers, tax collectors, and school board members. These representatives serve the interests of Clearfield Township by advocating for their constituents' needs and helping them navigate government bureaucracy. As the political landscape in Clearfield Township evolves, it is important that citizens stay informed about their local candidates and participate in elections.
The political climate in Clearfield township (Butler County), PA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, PA is very conservative. In Butler County, PA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearfield township (Butler County), PA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clearfield township (Butler County), 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 Clearfield township (Butler County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 415 contributions totaling $46,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 466 contributions totaling $386,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $830 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)