Knox Township, located in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, is home to a diverse community of individuals from all walks of life. As the township is part of a larger county-wide political structure, local politics play an important role in the day-to-day lives of residents here. Local elections for township supervisors and school board members are held regularly every four years, with officials elected by residents to represent their interests and concerns. The township also works closely with the county government on issues such as infrastructure improvement and public safety. Residents have many options for engaging with local politics through attending town meetings, joining civic organizations like the Kiwanis Club or voting in any upcoming elections that might affect their quality of life. By staying informed and participating in meaningful ways, Knox Township residents can help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Knox township (Jefferson County), PA is very conservative.
Jefferson County, PA is very conservative. In Jefferson County, PA 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knox township (Jefferson County), PA is very conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Knox township (Jefferson 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 Knox township (Jefferson County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $25,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $30,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)