Clinton Township is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania and is a small rural community with a population of approximately 1,700. The township is governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors, with all members elected to six-year terms. The supervisors are responsible for setting ordinances and regulations that serve the residents of the township. They also approve budgets for the township operations and set policies governing the use of public funds. Local elections for supervisor are held in May of odd-numbered years, with vacancies filled by appointment until the next election cycle. In addition to the board, there are several other local government entities that serve Clinton Township such as a planning commission and zoning hearing board. Clinton Township also has active civic organizations that work to promote economic development, beautify the area, preserve its history, and support local charities.
The political climate in Clinton township (Wyoming County), PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, PA is very conservative. In Wyoming County, PA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton township (Wyoming County), PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 township (Wyoming 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 Clinton township (Wyoming County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $22,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $10,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)