Otto, PA is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. It has a rich history of local politics and civic engagement with the community. The town is governed by an elected mayor and three city council members who are responsible for managing the budget, promoting economic development, and making decisions that best serve the citizens of Otto. Local elections occur every two years, when residents have the opportunity to elect candidates that reflect their values and will work hard to improve the quality of life in Otto. Residents also have active participation in local issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, environmental protection, and other matters important to their community. With its locally-focused government and involvement in local politics by its residents, Otto is an example of what can be achieved through dedication to civic engagement.
The political climate in Otto, 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
Otto, 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.
Otto, 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 Otto, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $9,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 295 contributions totaling $570,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,933 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)