Oakwood, PA is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. With its close proximity to larger cities, Oakwood serves as an ideal location for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Politically speaking, Oakwood is a conservative-leaning town with strong support from the Republican party. Local elections typically follow this trend, with most candidates representing Republican ideals and running on platforms that appeal to the majority of voters. While there are some Democratic candidates who have run for office in past years, they tend to be outnumbered by Republicans in both local and state seats. Despite the political leanings of its residents, Oakwood remains an open-minded and welcoming community that values good government and civic engagement.
The political climate in Oakwood, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakwood, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oakwood, Pennsylvania: d 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 Oakwood, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $20,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $32,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)