Gallitzin Borough, PA is a small town located in Cambria County with a population of around 1,000 people. It has a mayor-council form of government and the current Mayor is John Smith. The Borough Council is comprised of five members elected to four-year terms. Every two years one council member is elected to serve as President of the Council. Gallitzin's political scene revolves around local issues such as economic development, community events, and public safety. Local political candidates focus on these topics in their campaigns and work hard to gain the support of constituents. There are also plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in politics by attending meetings, volunteering with local organizations, or running for office. With its small size and close-knit community, Gallitzin Borough creates an ideal environment for citizens to make their voices heard and influence local decisions.
The political climate in Gallitzin, 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
Gallitzin, 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.
Gallitzin, 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 Gallitzin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $1,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)