The University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA is located in a highly active political environment. The city of Johnstown has seen many different local political candidates who have made an impact on the city's development. Recently, the focus has been on improving public services and creating jobs for the citizens of Johnstown. There have also been efforts to attract businesses and industries to the area to provide job opportunities and economic growth. Several local initiatives have been created through public-private partnerships that are aimed at providing positive change for the community. These initiatives range from educational programs to infrastructure improvements and beyond. Overall, the local politics in University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA are focused on providing better services and improving quality of life for residents.
The political climate in University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania: d 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 University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $20,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $110,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $596 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)