Shelocta, PA is a small town located in western Pennsylvania. Its population is estimated to be about 1,000 people, making it a tight-knit and close-knit community. Despite its small size, the town has an active political scene that engages citizens from all walks of life. The local government is composed of the mayor, several city council members, and other elected officials who work together to ensure the best interests of the town are met. Some of their main priorities include maintaining the town's infrastructure and providing access to essential services for residents. Furthermore, they strive to create an open dialogue between government officials and citizens so that issues can be addressed quickly and efficiently. In addition, Shelocta's local politics are strongly connected with the rest of Pennsylvania state politics as well as issues on a national level. Residents have come together to voice their concerns on laws and policies that affect them directly or indirectly on both a local and global scale.
The political climate in Shelocta, PA is strongly conservative.
Indiana County, PA is very conservative. In Indiana County, PA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indiana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Indiana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelocta, PA is strongly conservative.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Indiana 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.
Shelocta, 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 Shelocta, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $6,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $33,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)