East Providence, PA is a small town located in the western part of Pennsylvania. The town is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Politically, East Providence is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government that consists of a mayor and five council members who are each elected for four-year terms. The mayor serves as the chief executive officer and is responsible for setting the overall direction of the city. In addition to the mayor and council, there are several other elected officials including the County Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff, and District Attorney.
Every two years, voters in East Providence have an opportunity to elect local political candidates to serve on the town's governing body. Elections feature a wide range of candidates from different parties representing various views on issues such as economic development, education, public safety, health care access, and environmental matters. Candidates who are successful typically focus their campaigns on specific issues important to constituents in order to build effective platforms and attract support from voters.
The political climate in East Providence, 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
East Providence, 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.
East Providence, 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 East Providence, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $21,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)