Cranberry Township, located in Venango County, Pennsylvania, is a vibrant community that prides itself on its excellent quality of life and strong sense of civic responsibility. The township actively participates in local and regional politics to ensure the best outcomes for its citizens. Cranberry Township is an active participant in the Venango County political scene, often sending representatives to county-level meetings and events. Locally elected officials focus on making Cranberry Township a better place to live by staying informed about local issues and taking action when necessary. Residents have the opportunity to meet with their representatives directly during public forums or town hall meetings, providing an avenue for them to share their concerns and opinions. Additionally, Cranberry Township has made it a priority to be involved in state-level politics as well, advocating for legislation that would benefit its citizens. All in all, Cranberry Township is committed to being engaged politically at both the local and regional levels – further demonstrating its commitment to creating a positive environment for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Cranberry township (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cranberry township (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Cranberry township (Venango 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 Cranberry township (Venango County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $39,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 479 contributions totaling $90,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)