Harrison Township in Potter County, Pennsylvania is a small rural town located in the North Central part of the state. The township is home to just over 2,500 people and stretches over an area of nearly 25 square miles. Politically, Harrison Township is primarily a conservative area with a majority of its citizens typically voting Republican in local elections. Local candidates running for office have traditionally been Republicans due to the constituency's ideological alignment and support for the party's platform. These candidates are active members of their communities, and they strive to ensure that Harrison Township remains a desirable place to live. Their work helps keep the township vibrant while still honoring its heritage as an agricultural area. With their dedication to the community, Harrison Township's citizens can rest assured that any candidate they choose will be focused on doing what is best for all residents.
The political climate in Harrison township (Potter County), PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, PA is very conservative. In Potter County, PA 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.0%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison township (Potter County), PA is strongly conservative.
Potter 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.
Harrison township (Potter 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 Harrison township (Potter County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $2,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $12,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)