Saxton, PA is a small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. Despite its size, it has a rich and vibrant political scene. The town is represented at the local level by a town council that consists of five elected officials who serve two-year terms. The council is responsible for matters such as taxation, zoning, public safety, and other municipal issues. At the state level, Saxton is represented in the Pennsylvania State Assembly by one representative and two senators who are elected to four-year terms. Along with representation from various state agencies and advocacy groups, Saxton’s citizens have an important voice in their government. Additionally, Saxton's residents have several options when it comes to choosing candidates for local office; there are numerous political parties that hold caucuses yearly to determine their nominees for mayor or city council positions. Everyone in Saxton can make sure their voice is heard on important issues facing their community by participating in local politics and playing an active role in shaping public policy.
The political climate in Saxton, PA is strongly conservative.
Bedford County, PA is very conservative. In Bedford County, PA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.8%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saxton, PA is strongly conservative.
Bedford 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.
Saxton, 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 Saxton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $10,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)