Sterling, PA is a small town located in northeast Pennsylvania and is home to a tight-knit community of just over 2,000 people. The city prides itself on its rich history and close relationships between residents. Politics play an important role in the day-to-day life of Sterling citizens, as the local government works to ensure that all members of the community have access to the services they need and that everyone’s voices are heard. Local elections for mayor, council members, school board members, and other officials are held every two years and are well attended by the citizens of Sterling. During election season, candidates focus on issues such as education reform, economic development initiatives, public safety improvements, infrastructure maintenance and more. Residents come together to express their thoughts on these matters through events such as town hall meetings or debates hosted by local media outlets. These occasions provide an opportunity for candidates to make their case and for citizens to get involved in the democratic process. All in all, politics is an important part of life in Sterling and it helps bring people together around shared goals for making their community better.
The political climate in Sterling, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, PA is very conservative. In Wayne County, PA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne 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.
Sterling, 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 Sterling, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,611 contributions totaling $207,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 602 contributions totaling $110,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)