Plum, Pennsylvania is a small town located just outside of Pittsburgh. This quaint community has a population of approximately 11,000 people. The politics in Plum are very important to the residents and they take every election seriously. Plum has an array of local political candidates that represent their ideals and values in various roles. The people of Plum value integrity, honesty, and the idea of putting their community first above all else. Local debates between candidates help citizens stay informed on what each candidate stands for and helps them make the best decision when voting. Though small in size, Plum takes its politics very seriously and will continue to do so in the future.
The political climate in Plum township (Venango County), PA is very 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
Plum township (Venango County), PA is very 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.
Plum township (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 Plum township (Venango County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $11,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $28,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)