Sweden Valley, PA is a small rural town located in northeast Pennsylvania. It has a population of about 500 people and is known for its rural charm and peaceful atmosphere. The local politics in Sweden Valley are fairly conservative, with the majority of residents voting Republican in most elections. The current mayor, John Smith, was elected four years ago and has been an advocate for local environmental initiatives. He also strongly supports small businesses and works to bring economic growth to the region. Additionally, he focuses on providing quality education and healthcare options to the community while maintaining low taxes. Local politicians strive to keep the town’s charming character alive while still promoting growth and development in the area.
The political climate in Sweden Valley, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter County, PA is very conservative. In Potter County, PA 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.0%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sweden Valley, PA is strongly conservative.
Potter 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.
Sweden Valley, 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 Sweden Valley, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $10,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $40,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)