Springfield Township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania is a rural community with a population of around 2,000 people. Its small size and close-knit civic engagement has allowed for strong local politics. The local government is overseen by an elected seven member board of supervisors. They serve four-year terms and are responsible for legislation, enacting ordinances, deciding upon the budget, policies, and taxes. Elections for these positions are held every two years. Additionally, the Township holds annual Fall and Spring Meetings to inform citizens on current issues as well as give them an opportunity to voice their opinions about matters that affect the community. It is through this open dialogue between residents and elected officials that the policies of Springfield Township are shaped and enacted.
The political climate in Springfield township (Bradford County), PA is very conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield township (Bradford County), PA is very conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre 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.
Springfield township (Bradford County), 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 Springfield township (Bradford County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $10,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $13,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)