Rutland, Pennsylvania is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. The town has a long history of political involvement and today serves as an important center for local government and political activity. The local political landscape is diverse and vibrant, with several different candidates vying for office each election cycle. Issues that are important to the Rutland community range from economic development to environmental stewardship and education reform. Many groups in Rutland come together to ensure that their voice is heard in the electoral process. In addition, Rutland's close proximity to Harrisburg, the state capital, allows its residents to stay informed on issues that affect the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a result, politics are often at the forefront of conversations among Rutland residents.
The political climate in Rutland, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutland, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, Pennsylvania 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.
Rutland, 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 Rutland, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $17,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $11,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)