Jay, PA is a small town located in the center of Pennsylvania. It has a strong sense of community and people are passionate about their local politics. The town's mayor is elected every four years and residents have the opportunity to get involved in the decision-making process by attending public meetings and voting on issues that affect them. There are many different political views among Jay's citizens, making it an interesting place to discuss politics. The local government works hard to serve its citizens and ensure that all voices are heard. Residents have many opportunities to participate in local politics, from attending council meetings to volunteering with community organizations. No matter what one’s political views may be, being informed about local issues can be beneficial for everyone in the long run.
The political climate in Jay, 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
Jay, 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.
Jay, 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 Jay, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $13,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $67,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)