Politics in Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania are handled by the local government, which is comprised of a mayor and elected city council. This body meets regularly to discuss issues important to the community, such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure projects, parks and recreation, zoning, and more. The local political landscape is made up of different political parties and ideologies represented in the election process. Election campaigns often focus on the differences between candidates in terms of their values and ideas for improving the quality of life for residents. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics and participate in public discussions around topics that affect their community. Regularly attending city council meetings or voting in elections are two ways citizens can make their voices heard on issues important to them.
The political climate in Picture Rocks, PA is strongly conservative.
Lycoming County, PA is very conservative. In Lycoming County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lycoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Lycoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Picture Rocks, PA is strongly conservative.
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Williamsport 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.
Picture Rocks, 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 Picture Rocks, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $14,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)