Grugan, PA is an idyllic small town nestled in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. While the town has seen its share of challenges over the years, it has remained largely politically unchanged. The residents of Grugan are mostly Democrats, and their representatives in local government reflect this preference. Mayor John Doe, a Democrat, was recently re-elected to his second term in office and his success is largely attributed to his record of supporting popular initiatives that benefit the local community. The Town Council is made up of both Republicans and Democrats, but the majority are Democrats who focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and balancing the budget responsibly. In terms of federal politics, Grugan's voters have historically leaned towards Democratic candidates for president; however, recent elections have seen more support for Republican candidates as well. Overall, politics in Grugan remain fairly moderate and nonconfrontational with both sides striving to work together for the betterment of the town's residents.
The political climate in Grugan, PA is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, PA is very conservative. In Clinton County, PA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.2%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grugan, PA is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lock Haven 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.
Grugan, 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 Grugan, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 597 contributions totaling $37,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $60,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)