Rockdale, PA is a small town with a population of just over 3,000 people. Despite its size, politics are still an important part of the community. The town has a Mayor and City Council that meet regularly to discuss local issues and take into account the needs of the citizens. Elections for these positions are held every two years, giving residents an opportunity to have their voices heard and select leaders who will best represent them. There is also an active local political party which serves as the voice for many of Rockdale's citizens. This party helps keep elected officials accountable and ensures that all viewpoints are represented in local government decisions. Residents can join this party or engage in other ways such as volunteering for campaigns or attending meetings to stay informed about political events in their town.
The political climate in Rockdale, PA is very conservative.
Crawford County, PA is very conservative. In Crawford County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
Crawford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockdale, PA is very conservative.
Crawford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Meadville 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.
Rockdale, 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 Rockdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,682 contributions totaling $37,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $17,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)