Iola, PA is a small town in Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is home to many historic and interesting attractions, from the Iola Old Car Show to the Iola Historical Museum. Politically, the town is mostly conservative and has traditionally supported Republican candidates. In recent years there has been an increased focus on local issues such as infrastructure, economic development, and educational opportunities. The residents of Iola are invested in their community and take pride in electing representatives who will look out for their best interests. Local politicians have worked hard to build strong relationships with the community and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Iola, PA is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, PA is strongly conservative. In Columbia County, PA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Columbia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iola, PA is strongly conservative.
Columbia County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bloomsburg-Berwick Metro Area is strongly 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.
Iola, 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 Iola, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $34,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $16,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)