Monroe Township, located in Juniata County, Pennsylvania is a small rural community. The local politics of Monroe Township are characterized by low voter turnout and an engaged citizenry focused on local issues. In recent years, the township has seen several prominent candidates run for political office, including William Kepner who was elected as commissioner in 2020. Kepner is a strong proponent of economic growth and development initiatives in the area, advocating for improved infrastructure and increased tourism opportunities. He also supports educational funding initiatives that will benefit Monroe Township's schools and students alike. Additionally, he has worked to expand access to broadband internet and other technology for residents of the township. Overall, Kepner’s leadership has helped to improve the quality of life for those residing within Monroe Township and beyond.
The political climate in Monroe township (Juniata County), 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
Monroe township (Juniata County), 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.
Monroe township (Juniata 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 (Juniata County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $12,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $16,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)