McKean, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its quiet, rural atmosphere and close sense of community spirit among its residents. As far as politics go, McKean predominantly leans towards the Republican party when it comes to voting in local and national elections. The majority of the town's population agrees with conservative values and often votes along those lines. The mayor of McKean is an active member in the Republican party and makes sure to represent his constituents' views on a number of important issues. In addition to that, there are various other political organizations within McKean that are involved in both local and national-level politics. Overall, politics play a big role within the town's culture and are actively discussed amongst friends and family members on a regular basis.
The political climate in McKean township, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McKean township, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
McKean township, Pennsylvania: d d D D r d
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 McKean township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,212 contributions totaling $706,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 941 contributions totaling $220,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)