Riverside, PA is a small town located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The town is governed by a mayor and three council members who work together to ensure that the town remains vibrant and prosperous. The council members are elected for terms of four years and are responsible for many aspects of the community, ranging from infrastructure to public safety. Residents have the chance to vote during elections to decide who will be their local representatives. Over the past few years, Riverside's local politics have been focused on promoting economic development, investing in youth programs, creating better access to healthcare services, improving infrastructure and transportation options, protecting the environment and bringing more cultural events to the community. Local politicians have also worked hard to maintain good relations between residents of different backgrounds and ideologies in order to ensure everyone can enjoy a harmonious relationship with each other despite differences in opinion.
The political climate in Riverside CDP (Cambria County), PA is moderately 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
Riverside CDP (Cambria County), PA is moderately 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.
Riverside CDP (Cambria County), 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 Riverside CDP (Cambria County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $57,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $296,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)