Clinton, PA is a small, rural town located in central Pennsylvania. Despite its modest size, the town has an active and engaged local political scene. Several local elections are held each year to determine representatives for Town Councils as well as school boards. Candidates typically come from within the community and many of them are passionate about maintaining the values and traditions that have made Clinton such an appealing place to live and work. These candidates range from veterans of politics at the local level to newcomers with fresh ideas and enthusiasm. The residents of Clinton take their civic duty seriously and vote in large numbers during election season. Through this process, they ensure that local issues remain top of mind for their elected officials and that their voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions that affect the future of their town.
The political climate in Clinton, PA is leaning liberal.
Allegheny County, PA is moderately liberal. In Allegheny County, PA 59.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegheny county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.4% to 39.0%.
Allegheny county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton, PA is leaning liberal.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is moderately liberal.
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.
Clinton, Pennsylvania: D D D D D D
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 Clinton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 265 contributions totaling $12,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $28,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)