Mattawana, PA is a small town in Mifflin County with a rich history and strong political culture. The local politics of Mattawana are driven by the people who live there and the issues that matter to them. In Mattawana, residents have the opportunity to engage in meaningful political discourse on topics such as public education, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental protection. Local political candidates running for office in Mattawana often speak out on these important issues and strive to make real changes for their constituents. Residents of Mattawana take pride in their local government's commitment to meet the needs of its citizens. Through active participation in discussions about local politics, Mattawana residents are actively working towards creating a better future for themselves and their community.
The political climate in Mattawana, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, PA is very conservative. In Mifflin County, PA 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mifflin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.4%.
Mifflin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mattawana, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lewistown 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.
Mattawana, 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 Mattawana, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)