Wayne Township in Erie County, Pennsylvania is a small rural community with an estimated population of around 1,000 people. The township is governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors who are elected by the citizens in four year terms. These supervisors work together to ensure that the township meets its goals and objectives and provide essential services to the residents living within the township. Local elections are held every four years for the Board of Supervisors, allowing residents to exercise their right to select their representatives. Participation in these elections is vital for keeping Wayne Township running smoothly and ensuring that it remains a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Wayne township (Erie County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne township (Erie County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Wayne township (Erie County), Pennsylvania: d d D D r d
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 Wayne township (Erie County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $7,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $5,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)