Norwich, Pennsylvania is a small rural community in Northumberland County. The town is governed by a mayor and seven council members, who are elected by the residents on an at-large basis. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policies and enacting ordinances that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Norwich. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic growth, educational initiatives, public safety, and quality of life concerns are all addressed by local government officials. Additionally, the town has actively sought to involve its citizens in the decision-making process through public forums and other means of engagement. As such, Norwich has become a model for small towns looking to foster an atmosphere of civic participation while still maintaining an efficient level of governance.
The political climate in Norwich, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, PA is very conservative. In McKean County, PA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
McKean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norwich, PA is strongly conservative.
McKean County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Bradford Metro Area 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.
Norwich, 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 Norwich, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $9,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)