Juniata Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania is a rural township with a strong sense of community. Politically, the township is represented by a board of supervisors who are elected to represent the local population. These elected officials make decisions that affect the local residents and work to ensure that public services and resources are used effectively and efficiently to benefit the residents of Juniata Township. The supervisors also put forth initiatives to improve infrastructure, support economic development, and assist with other needs within the community. Additionally, there are opportunities for residents to get involved in politics at a local level through attending town meetings or speaking out on issues important to them. Overall, Juniata Township is actively engaged in political activities ensuring that the ideals and wishes of its citizens remain at the forefront of decision-making processes.
The political climate in Juniata township (Bedford County), PA is very conservative.
Bedford County, PA is very conservative. In Bedford County, PA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.8%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Juniata township (Bedford County), PA is very conservative.
Bedford 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.
Juniata township (Bedford County), 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 Juniata township (Bedford County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $1,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $19,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)