Colerain Township is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and is a vibrant community with a strong civic atmosphere. The township has a population of around 9,000 people who are served by an elected board of supervisors. Elections are held annually and residents have the opportunity to cast their ballots for three candidates who serve on the board for four-year terms. These candidates strive to ensure that Colerain Township provides its citizens with the best possible services and amenities. They focus on infrastructure development, public safety, economic growth and other important issues that impact our daily lives. As part of their commitment to serve their constituents, the political candidates strive to keep taxes low while still investing in projects that will benefit all residents. Additionally, they work hard to ensure fairness and transparency in all governmental operations. With this dedication to service comes strong dedication from voters who take an active role in elections and ensure their voices are heard when it comes time to elect leaders for the township.
The political climate in Colerain township (Bedford County), PA is very conservative.
Bedford County, PA is very conservative. In Bedford County, PA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.8%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colerain township (Bedford County), PA is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Colerain township (Bedford 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 Colerain township (Bedford County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $12,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 413 contributions totaling $154,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)