Palo Alto, Pennsylvania is a small town in the heart of the state that is known for its quiet atmosphere and beautiful scenery. Despite its size, Palo Alto has its own unique political landscape. The town is represented by Democrats at the local, state, and national levels of government. At the local level, the Palo Alto Borough Council consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms. Together they make decisions that affect the town’s residents and businesses. They work with local organizations and state representatives to ensure that Palo Alto receives funding from both government sources and private entities for services such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and recreational programs. As a result, residents can feel confident that their voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions about their community.
The political climate in Palo Alto, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palo Alto, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 643 contributions totaling $48,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $129,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $632 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)