Rockland Township, located in Venango County, Pennsylvania is a small rural community that is known for its close knit and caring residents. The township is governed by a Board of Supervisors which consists of three elected members who are responsible for establishing and overseeing the rules and regulations applicable to the jurisdiction. Rockland does not have a mayor or any other local political candidates. The board works together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met in an equitable manner. Residents of the township often come together to share their opinions on important issues that affect them. For example, recently there was much debate about how best to fund needed road repairs in the area. Ultimately, the board decided on a plan to use funds from tax dollars as well as grants from the state government. This decision was supported by most in attendance of the town hall meeting where it was discussed. Overall, politics in Rockland Township are driven by an engaged citizenry who take part in influencing local policy decisions that will positively impact all who reside within its boundaries.
The political climate in Rockland township (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockland township (Venango County), PA is strongly conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Rockland township (Venango County), 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 Rockland township (Venango County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $22,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $19,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)