McConnellsburg, located in the state of Pennsylvania, is home to a diverse and vibrant community of people. While the town does not have an official mayor or other elected officials, they are governed by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and other local boards such as the Planning Commission and Zoning Hearing Board. In addition to these governing bodies, there are also several nonpartisan civic organizations like the McConnellsburg Lions Club that work to keep the community engaged with one another. Residents in McConnellsburg care deeply about their community and take great pride in making sure it remains a safe and welcoming place for all. People in McConnellsburg take an active role in shaping their community's future by participating in local elections, attending town hall meetings, and voicing their opinions on important issues. As a result, politics in McConnellsburg remain dynamic and engaging year-round.
The political climate in McConnellsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, PA is very conservative. In Fulton County, PA 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 13.6%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McConnellsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Fulton 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.
McConnellsburg, 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 McConnellsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $9,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)