The politics of Farmington Township (Tioga County), Pennsylvania are shaped by the local government and its constituents. The township is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors, which works together to represent the interests of the citizens. This board consists of five members who are elected for a period of four years. The members work to create laws and policies that will benefit the residents. Additionally, the township has various committees such as Planning Commission, Community Development Committee, and Public Safety Committee that meet regularly to discuss local issues. These committees play a large part in shaping the political atmosphere in Farmington Township. Other than these committees, citizens also have many outlets for voicing their opinions on topics that matter to them. This includes attending public forums, writing letters or emails to representatives, or joining one of the many community organizations located in Farmington Township. Through these channels, citizens can make sure their voices are heard and their interests protected by their local government officials.
The political climate in Farmington township (Tioga County), PA is strongly conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmington township (Tioga County), PA is strongly conservative.
Tioga 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.
Farmington township (Tioga 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 Farmington township (Tioga County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $2,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)