Patterson Heights, PA is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. It is known for its quaint charm and tight-knit community. Despite its size, it takes an active role in politics. The town has a strong mayor-council government, with an elected mayor and several council members who represent different parts of the town. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will serve as mayor and which council members will be voted on to office. During these elections, local residents are encouraged to educate themselves about the candidates and their platforms before casting their vote. There is also a lively discussion of current issues around Patterson Heights during election times. All in all, Patterson Heights takes politics seriously and puts forth a strong effort to ensure that its citizens have their voices heard in the democratic process.
The political climate in Patterson Heights, PA is somewhat conservative.
Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative. In Beaver County, PA 40.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaver county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.4%.
Beaver county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Patterson Heights, PA is somewhat conservative.
Beaver County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Patterson Heights, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 451 contributions totaling $25,455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $39,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)