Sligo, Pennsylvania is a small town located in western Pennsylvania. As a rural community, its politics are generally reflective of conservative and traditional Midwestern values. The local political scene is largely dominated by the Republican Party, with most candidates identifying as being socially conservative and fiscally responsible. Local elections tend to focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, government spending, and education. With a population of just over 1,500 residents, Sligo is home to a small but passionate network of community organizers who look to make a difference in their local communities through campaigns and other forms of civic engagement. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in participation in local politics as more individuals have become invested in making their voices heard through voting and organizing.
The political climate in Sligo, PA is strongly conservative.
Clarion County, PA is very conservative. In Clarion County, PA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Clarion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sligo, PA is strongly conservative.
Clarion 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.
Sligo, 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 Sligo, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)