Raccoon, PA is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. It is known for its picturesque landscapes and rural charm. Politically, Raccoon is a predominately conservative region that leans Republican and places an emphasis on traditional values. The town has strong ties to the local Republican party and all of its elected offices have held that party affiliation since the last election. Local leaders are active in running campaigns to promote their beliefs in limited government, fiscal responsibility, and social conservatism. While there is no single political leader representing Raccoon as they are largely governed by county laws, many citizens stay up-to-date with state politics through community events hosted by local politicians as well as news coverage of relevant issues.
The political climate in Raccoon, PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative. In Beaver County, PA 40.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaver county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.4%.
Beaver county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raccoon, PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Raccoon, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Raccoon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,099 contributions totaling $74,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $809,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,566 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)