Mahoning Township is a small municipality located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The township has an active political scene as it is home to several local government boards and commissions. These boards and commissions are responsible for making decisions about the community’s growth, development, and other important matters. In addition, the township elects a commissioner to oversee operations and budgeting. Candidates for office are chosen from within the community by registered voters. Residents take part in elections to determine who will serve on these governing boards and make decisions on behalf of the township. As such, Mahoning Township represents a unique example of local democracy in practice where citizens actively participate in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Mahoning township (Lawrence County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mahoning township (Lawrence County), PA is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mahoning township (Lawrence County), Pennsylvania: d 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 Mahoning township (Lawrence County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $6,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)