Horton, PA is a small rural town located in Central PA. This small community has a close-knit political environment where the citizens are actively involved and engaged in local politics. Residents of Horton take pride in their hometown, and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard and represented in politics. Many of the residents have been living there for generations, and their values are reflected in the local political decisions made by elected officials. There is a strong sense of responsibility that citizens feel towards supporting local candidates running for office, as well as taking part in ballot initiatives or decisions made on the state level. The people of Horton value fairness, honesty, and accountability when it comes to their politics. They believe strongly in standing up for what they believe is right, no matter who is running for office or what party they belong to.
The political climate in Horton, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk County, PA is very conservative. In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Horton, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk 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.
Horton, Pennsylvania: R 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 Horton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $4,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)