Lawrence Township, located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, is a rural community with a population of about 2,500. It has historically been a conservative area politically, leaning toward Republican candidates in national and local elections. In recent years however, the politics of the area have shifted to become more evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. Most Lawrence Township residents are passionate about their political beliefs and actively engage in the political process. Local election campaigns often feature heated debates over important issues such as taxation, government spending, social welfare programs, and environmental protection. Lawrence Township citizens have taken an active role in supporting their chosen candidates through volunteering on campaigns as well as voting on Election Day. There is a strong sense of civic duty among its residents to ensure that the best interests of the community are represented in both state and federal government.
The political climate in Lawrence township (Clearfield County), PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence township (Clearfield County), PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois Metro Area 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.
Lawrence township (Clearfield 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 Lawrence township (Clearfield County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,050 contributions totaling $26,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 544 contributions totaling $149,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)