Pike Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania is a rural area that is primarily agricultural. The local government consists of a Board of Supervisors and several Townships Boards, such as the Planning Commission and Road Maintenance Board. The Board of Supervisors are elected to their positions every four years by the people of Pike Township. They are responsible for making laws and policies regarding taxation, zoning, public safety, roads and infrastructure, etc. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, there are several local organizations that represent the township in terms of political matters such as lobbying for state funding and advocating for legislation that would benefit the community. These organizations include the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and the Pike County Conservation Association. Through these organizations, citizens can voice their opinions on important issues facing their community and work together towards solutions that will positively impact Pike Township.
The political climate in Pike township (Bradford County), PA is very conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pike township (Bradford County), PA is very conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre 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.
Pike township (Bradford County), 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 Pike township (Bradford County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $11,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $28,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)