Sylvania Borough is a small community located in central Pennsylvania. It is an independent municipality that operates under the elected Mayor-Council form of government. The jurisdiction is managed by a five-member council and the mayor, each elected for a four year term. Each year, Sylvania residents elect new representatives to serve them and guide their community’s future. In addition, the office of mayor is filled through elections held every four years.
When it comes to politics in Sylvania Borough, residents are engaged, involved citizens who actively influence their local government. During election years, voter registration is high and issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development and public safety are often discussed at length amongst candidates and voters alike. Residents demand transparency from their local representatives, holding them responsible for their decisions and actions that impact everyday life in the borough. Local politics in Sylvania Borough are characterized by open dialogue among leaders and citizens alike as they strive to make progress on issues important to them while preserving the community’s unique charm.
The political climate in Sylvania, PA is strongly 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
Sylvania, PA is strongly 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.
Sylvania, 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 Sylvania, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $2,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)