Utica, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Clearfield County with a population of just over 500 people. It is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of civic engagement and local pride. As such, the politics in Utica are often heavily discussed by its citizens. At the local level, the town council consists of five members elected to serve staggered terms. All decisions made by the council are open to public discussion, which ensures that residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on issues that affect them and their community. Moreover, there are numerous various civic organizations that work towards bettering the lives of those in Utica, ranging from educational initiatives to economic development programs. The political climate in Utica is characterized by collaboration and consensus-building among residents who all want what is best for their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Utica, PA is very conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Utica, PA is very conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Utica, 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 Utica, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $5,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)