South Pymatuning, PA is a small town located in the western part of the state. While it may not be the most populated town in Pennsylvania, its politics are just as important as anywhere else. The local government consists of a mayor and council members who work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Local elections are held every two years and candidates from both major political parties run for office. Residents can get involved by attending meetings, volunteering on local campaigns, or joining their local party committee. The importance of voting is emphasized in South Pymatuning with many residents taking part in each election cycle to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in South Pymatuning, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Pymatuning, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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 Pymatuning, Pennsylvania: d 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 Pymatuning, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 459 contributions totaling $13,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $28,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)