Hickory, PA is a small town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. The town has a rich history of political involvement and many of its residents take pride in their involvement in local politics. It is home to several local political organizations, such as the Hickory Republican Club, Hickory Democratic Club, and the Hickory Civic Association. These groups meet regularly to discuss issues relevant to their community and work together to create positive change for Hickory. Each election season brings new opportunities for residents to get involved by voting and volunteering at polling stations. Additionally, local candidates have been known to hold community events such as debates and forums in order for citizens to learn more about the candidates and the issues facing Hickory. Although it is a relatively small town, politics are an important part of life in Hickory, PA and its citizens take pride in participating in their civic duty.
The political climate in Hickory, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hickory, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hickory, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Hickory, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 461 contributions totaling $19,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $34,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)