Ward, PA is a small town located in central Pennsylvania. It has a rich political history and the local politics reflect that. The local government consists of a Mayor and six Council Members who are all elected to two-year terms. The citizens of Ward take an active interest in their local government and regularly attend Town Hall meetings to stay informed about the issues impacting their community. The citizens also take pride in exercising their right to vote in local elections and often turn out in large numbers for key races such as the mayoral election. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as better public transportation, improved school funding, and increased economic development for the area. Residents of Ward strive to make sure they have a voice in their community and work together to make it stronger for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Ward, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ward, PA is very conservative.
Tioga 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.
Ward, 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 Ward, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $3,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $38,997 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)