The small town of Potlicker Flats, PA is home to a diverse population of individuals. Although the town has a small population, it still boasts a rich political history and is represented by several knowledgeable local politicians. Elections are held regularly in the town and all citizens are strongly encouraged to be active and informed participants in the democratic process. Representatives from all parties meet regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and strive to work together for the benefit of their constituents. The candidates running for office in the Potlicker Flats, PA area are eager to bring strong leadership to the town, while listening closely to the concerns of all citizens. Local politics remain an important part of life in this small but vibrant community, providing essential services and positive change for its residents.
The political climate in Potlicker Flats, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, PA is very conservative. In Mifflin County, PA 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mifflin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.4%.
Mifflin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Potlicker Flats, PA is strongly conservative.
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Lewistown 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.
Potlicker Flats, 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 Potlicker Flats, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)