Pymatuning, PA is a small town in Northwest Pennsylvania with a population of around 500 people. The town's politics are quite diverse and made up of a variety of different people from all walks of life. Pymatuning has several local political candidates running for office each year, representing a wide range of political opinions and ideologies. Some of the local issues the candidates focus on include education, infrastructure, public safety, business development and economic growth. The residents of Pymatuning take their civic duty seriously by staying informed and actively participating in the political process. With a variety of options to choose from, Pymatuning's citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard and elect leaders who will advocate for their best interests.
The political climate in Pymatuning, PA is moderately conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pymatuning, PA is moderately conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pymatuning, Pennsylvania: d 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 Pymatuning, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $17,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $49,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)