Cochranton, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Crawford County and has been around since 1851. Despite its size, the politics of Cochranton remain an important part of the community. Local elections occur every two years and often focus on issues such as taxation, infrastructure, public safety, and education. During election cycles, citizens come together to discuss the current state of their community and how they would like to see it develop further. The members of the local government represent the opinions of their constituents while also taking into account the needs and desires of all members of the community. Elections are truly a time for residents to become involved in their local government and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Cochranton, PA is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, PA is very conservative. In Crawford County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cochranton, PA is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Meadville Metro Area 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.
Cochranton, 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 Cochranton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $3,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $2,192 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)