Monroe Township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania is a small rural community with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is the home of several organizations and businesses that contribute to the local economy. Local government consists of three state representatives, one county commissioner, and seven supervisors who are elected by the citizens to represent their interests and serve on the local government board. The township also has various advisory boards such as the Monroe Township Planning Commission and Zoning Hearing Board that work to create policies related to land use and development within the township. The elections for these positions occur every two years and are open to all residents of Monroe Township who meet the eligibility requirements. As part of its commitment to transparency, Monroe Township posts all public notices in local newspapers and on its website. This enables residents and other interested parties to stay informed about upcoming meetings and decisions being made by local officials. In addition, various committees are appointed by the Board of Supervisors which allow for citizen input on important matters that affect their lives. All in all, Monroe Township has an active political process in place that ensures citizens have a voice in how their community is governed.
The political climate in Monroe township (Clarion County), PA is strongly conservative.
Clarion County, PA is very conservative. In Clarion County, PA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Clarion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe township (Clarion County), PA is strongly conservative.
Clarion 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.
Monroe township (Clarion County), 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 Monroe township (Clarion County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 790 contributions totaling $30,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $74,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)