Ferndale, Pennsylvania is a small town with an active political landscape. It has a number of local organizations and committees that work together to serve the people of Ferndale in any way possible. One such organization is the Ferndale Political Action Committee (FPAC). This committee is composed of local residents and business owners who meet regularly to discuss current issues, elect candidates for positions within the city government, and support initiatives that benefit the community. The FPAC also works with other committees and organizations to ensure the citizens’ voices are heard at all levels of government. Additionally, there are many local political candidates running for office this year, including two mayoral candidates and several council members. All these candidates have different views on how to best serve the people of Ferndale. As we approach election day, it will be important for voters to educate themselves on each candidate and their stances before making their decision.
The political climate in Ferndale, PA is moderately 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
Ferndale, PA is moderately 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.
Ferndale, 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 Ferndale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $57,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $296,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)