Spruce Creek, PA is a small town located in Central Pennsylvania. With a population of just over 3,400 people, the politics of Spruce Creek are largely centered around local issues and small-scale initiatives. Local elections are often centered around topics such as job development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The political landscape of Spruce Creek is usually driven by its residents’ desire to maintain a small-town atmosphere and preserve the community’s unique heritage. As such, candidates for local office typically focus on issues like education and healthcare reform, environmental protection, and economic development. In recent years, there has been increased focus on issues related to sustainability and social justice. Despite the limited resources of the town, elected officials strive to create an environment where all residents can thrive.
The political climate in Spruce Creek, PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spruce Creek, PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon 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.
Spruce Creek, 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 Spruce Creek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $4,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $30,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)