Platea, PA is a small town situated in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. It is a vibrant community with a strong sense of local pride and a commitment to its citizens. The politics in Platea are centered around town issues such as infrastructure, education, and public safety. Local political candidates focus on ensuring that the needs of the community are being met and that progress is being made. Many different candidates have come and gone over the years, but all have been dedicated to making Platea an even better place to live than it already is. They also strive to represent the interests of every citizen regardless of their background or beliefs. When it comes time for elections, citizens can count on their local politicians to be accessible and available to answer their questions or concerns.
The political climate in Platea, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Platea, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Platea, Pennsylvania: d d D D r d
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 Platea, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $9,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $6,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)