Oil City, PA is a small city located in northwestern Pennsylvania. The city has a strong sense of community and places great value on its local politics and governance. Oil City boasts an engaged population of citizens who understand the importance of participating in their local government. Whether it is attending city council meetings, serving on various boards and commissions, or voting in local elections, residents of Oil City take pride in making sure their voices are heard. Local candidates for office often have countless volunteers helping to organize events and spread awareness throughout the area. This dedication to civic engagement helps keep the political process healthy and active in Oil City, resulting in an informed and involved citizenry that works together towards improving their community.
The political climate in Oil City, PA is moderately conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oil City, PA is moderately conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Oil City, 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 Oil City, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $6,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $25,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)