Mahanoy, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Schuylkill County. It is home to a close-knit community of around 3,000 people. The political climate in Mahanoy is heavily influenced by the local government and its citizens’ preferences. Mahanoy’s political landscape is dominated by the Republican Party and has been for many years. This has allowed residents to vote for GOP candidates who share their beliefs and values. There are also some independent local politicians who have gained support from the community due to their dedication and hard work in fighting for the interests of Mahanoy residents. Local elections are always contested fiercely, with voters showing a strong interest in choosing candidates who will best represent their voice. Residents take pride in being engaged with the democratic process and having an impact on how their town is run.
The political climate in Mahanoy, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mahanoy, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Mahanoy, 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 Mahanoy, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $5,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $21,997 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)