Cowanshannock, PA is a small rural town located in the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population and is known for its strong sense of community and supportive atmosphere. Politically speaking, Cowanshannock has always been an independent-minded town with many residents taking part in local elections to determine the various representatives that will be responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. Every election cycle, local candidates from both major political parties typically come forward to present their platforms and ideas for how they would best serve the needs of Cowanshannock residents. These candidates generally have very different views on how best to address issues like economic growth, educational opportunities, public health and safety, and infrastructure development. With each candidate vying for votes from the citizens of Cowanshannock, it can be difficult to decide which platform best reflects the wants and needs of the community. That being said, residents take their civic duty seriously and take time to evaluate each candidate's platform before casting their vote on Election Day.
The political climate in Cowanshannock, PA is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cowanshannock, PA is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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.
Cowanshannock, 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 Cowanshannock, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $21,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 356 contributions totaling $62,539 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)