The politics in Ulster, PA are largely focused on the representation of its residents at the local, state, and federal levels. Representation is provided by representatives from both major parties; the Democratic and Republican parties. Local elections are held on a regular basis to ensure that residents have the opportunity to elect officials who best align with their values and needs. On the state level, representation is provided by the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and Senate. At the federal level, residents can choose from members of Congress to represent them in Washington D.C. In addition to these elected officials, there is a variety of local government agencies that provide essential services such as police protection, fire safety, road maintenance, public utilities and more throughout Ulster. All citizens have a voice in local government matters through various advocacy groups and nonpartisan committees that meet regularly to discuss issues pertaining to Ulster’s development.
The political climate in Ulster, PA is moderately 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
Ulster, PA is moderately 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.
Ulster, 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 Ulster, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 474 contributions totaling $40,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 311 contributions totaling $53,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)