St. Marys, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Elk County and part of the Altoona metropolitan area. Political activity in St. Marys is centered around the local government, which provides essential services to its citizens such as police and fire protection services, transportation, and water treatment facilities. The local political landscape is relatively small with only a handful of candidates running for positions each election cycle. The positions are typically filled by experienced local citizens who are passionate about improving the lives of their constituents. These dedicated individuals often work together to address issues that affect the community such as infrastructure improvement projects, public safety initiatives, and economic development initiatives. There are also other organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Elk County Historical Society that provide political-based programs or events throughout the year that help to inform citizens about current issues and encourage participation in local politics.
The political climate in St. Marys, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk County, PA is very conservative. In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Marys, PA is strongly conservative.
Elk 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.
St. Marys, Pennsylvania: R r d 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 St. Marys, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $5,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $65,654 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)