Reade, PA is a small town located in central Pennsylvania. It has a strong sense of community with people who are passionate about their local politics. The town is governed by a five-member board of commissioners, who serve four-year terms. Each commissioner is elected from one of five wards and must receive the majority of the votes to be elected to office. Residents of Reade are also members of the local Democratic and Republican parties, which both have active chapters in the area. Elections are held every two years and involve candidates from both parties vying for positions such as mayor, district attorney, county clerk, auditor general and treasurer. There is also an active civic organization in Reade that encourages citizens to get involved in local politics through volunteerism and voting. The residents of Reade take pride in being informed about their political landscape and making sure that their voices are heard during election season.
The political climate in Reade, PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Reade, PA is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Reade, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Reade, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)