Independence Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania is a small rural town with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is governed by the Independence Township Supervisors and is part of the Beaver County Board of Commissioners. The township has seen many changes in recent years, including development and business growth. Local politics reflects the values of its citizens, with issues like economic growth and environmental stewardship being at the forefront. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will make up the board of supervisors. Residents have the opportunity to participate in their local government by voicing their opinion on important matters affecting them and their neighbors through voting for their chosen candidates. This contributes to a sense of civic engagement that makes Independence Township an attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Independence township (Beaver County), PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative. In Beaver County, PA 40.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaver county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.4%.
Beaver county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence township (Beaver County), PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver 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.
Independence township (Beaver County), 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 Independence township (Beaver County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,041 contributions totaling $66,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $622,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)