Dale, PA is a small town nestled in the hills of Pennsylvania. While it may be small, its politics are still big news within the community. The town has been governed by a mayor and city council since its founding in 1870. Over the years, local residents have elected many different individuals to serve on city council and as mayor. Currently, Dale is represented by Mayor James Smith and four City Council members: Teresa Brown, Sarah Jones, William Johnson, and Tina Miller. All of these individuals are dedicated to representing their constituents and continuing to move Dale forward with progress and growth in mind. They work hard to make sure that everyone living in Dale has a voice in local politics.
The political climate in Dale, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dale, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Dale, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Dale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $17,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)