Pike Township is located in Potter County, Pennsylvania and is known for its small-town charm and rural beauty. The township has a long history of being politically active, with hundreds of local citizens taking part in the democratic process. At the local level, various political organizations have their own representatives who work to inform the community about issues important to them and make sure their voices are heard during elections. Elections are always hotly contested, with several candidates vying for positions in local government such as county commissioner or township supervisor. On the national level, Pike Township citizens regularly cast their votes for members of Congress and participate in other political activities. No matter which candidate wins the election, it is clear that Pike Township residents take their civic duty seriously and strive to be active participants in their democracy.
The political climate in Pike township (Potter County), PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, PA is very conservative. In Potter County, PA 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.0%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pike township (Potter County), PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, Pennsylvania 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 (Potter 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 (Potter County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $8,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)