Mexico, Pennsylvania is a small town with vibrant political life and a growing population. It is home to representatives in the state government, as well as elected officials on local levels such as the mayor and city council members. Every year, Mexico holds elections for these offices with candidates from both major parties competing for votes. The town is also represented in Congress by Congressman Scott Perry of the 10th district. In general, most residents share common interests, including support for responsible spending, smaller government, and lower taxes. Mexico has a strong sense of community pride that often carries over into how residents approach politics. It's no surprise then that many people are engaged in local politics to ensure their voice is heard when it comes to important decisions in their town.
The political climate in Mexico, PA is very conservative.
Juniata County, PA is very conservative. In Juniata County, PA 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Juniata county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.7%.
Juniata county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mexico, PA is very conservative.
Juniata 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.
Mexico, 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 Mexico, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $5,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $7,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)