Preston, PA is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania with a population of about 1,500 people. The political landscape in Preston is dominated by the local Republican Party, which has long been considered a stronghold in this region. The current mayor of Preston is Greg Rachuba, who was elected back in 2016 and is running for re-election this November. Aside from Mayor Rachuba, there are currently three other candidates who have announced their intention to run for office: Chris Day, Tony Delfino, and John Smith. All four candidates have been actively involved in local politics and have expressed their commitment to making positive changes within the community. With the upcoming election only a few months away, it will be interesting to see how this race shapes up and what kind of impact it will have on the citizens of Preston.
The political climate in Preston, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, PA is very conservative. In Wayne County, PA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania 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.
Preston, 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 Preston, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $18,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $9,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)