Gallitzin, PA is a small borough located in Cambria County. It has a rich history and many quaint attractions such as Mirror Lake and the Gallitzin tunnels. Politically, the town is represented by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate. Although there are no local political candidates running for office, Gallitzin residents do have an active role in state and national politics. At the state level, they participate in helping to choose representatives who are responsible for making laws that affect their lives. At the national level, voters have their say with Presidential elections every four years as well as other important decisions that can be made through their votes. Overall, politics play an important role in helping shape Gallitzin's future.
The political climate in Gallitzin township, PA is strongly 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 township, PA is strongly 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 township, 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 township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $9,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $14,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $694 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)