The politics in Pleasantville borough (Venango County), PA are largely based on the values of the local population. The residents of Pleasantville are passionate about their values and beliefs, and this is reflected in the political decisions made by the borough council. At the municipal level, Pleasantville has a mayor who is elected every two years, as well as six Council members who are responsible for approving or denying local ordinances. They also represent the interests of Pleasantville's citizens at county and state levels, advocating for issues like improved infrastructure, education funding, and economic development. Additionally, they have a close relationship with their state representatives to ensure that laws passed reflect the needs of Pleasantville residents.
The political climate in Pleasantville borough (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasantville borough (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Pleasantville borough (Venango 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 Pleasantville borough (Venango County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $7,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)