The small town of Pleasant Gap, PA has a thriving political landscape. Though the population is relatively small, the citizens are passionate about being active in their local government. The issues that are important to them range from taxes and infrastructure to education and environmental preservation. Every year, there are local elections to decide who will represent their interests in the Town Council. Residents take these elections seriously, turning out in droves to cast their ballot for the candidate of their choice. Candidates come from all backgrounds and professions. They bring unique perspectives and ideas on how to best serve the community. No matter who wins, Pleasant Gap residents can rest assured that they have a voice in their government that will be heard and respected.
The political climate in Pleasant Gap, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Gap, PA is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College 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.
Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania: r r D d d 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 Pleasant Gap, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,694 contributions totaling $96,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $50,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)