College, PA is home to a vibrant political scene. It is the county seat of Centre County and has a population that is actively engaged in local politics. The town's elected officials are dedicated to providing quality services and making sure the community stays prosperous. There are several local political candidates vying for seats on the city council and school board, as well as other offices. Every election cycle brings new opportunities for citizens to get involved in shaping their community through their vote and voice. Through public forums, debates, candidate meet-and-greets, and other events, locals have ample opportunity to learn more about each candidate's platform and decide who will best serve the needs of College's citizens. Local politics in College, PA is an engaging way for its residents to get involved in their government and help shape their future.
The political climate in College, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
College, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
College, Pennsylvania: r r 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 College, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37,534 contributions totaling $3,410,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,350 contributions totaling $1,458,932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)