South Mahoning, PA is a small community located in central Pennsylvania. Although the town itself does not have an elected political representative, it is represented by officials within the larger region who have been elected into office. These officials include members of both major parties, and their actions often affect the lives of those in South Mahoning. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs and interests of its citizens are met, so residents can feel comfortable expressing their opinions and participating in local politics. Residents make sure to keep up with current issues and campaigns, as well as staying informed about how their representatives are voting on important matters that will impact them directly. Through this involvement, they are able to ensure that their voices are heard and their concerns taken into account when decisions are made that will affect them.
The political climate in South Mahoning, PA is very 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
South Mahoning, PA is very 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.
South Mahoning, 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 South Mahoning, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $7,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $24,428 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)