West Decatur, PA is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 residents. The local politics in West Decatur are largely driven by the mayor and council members, who are elected to serve the community. Each of these local government officials is responsible for their own respective areas within the community, such as public health and safety, infrastructure, or economic development. The Mayor also serves as the leader of the Town Council, which consists of four members who represent different areas of West Decatur. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss important matters concerning the community and vote on proposed legislation. All decisions made by the Town Council must be approved by the Mayor before they can take effect. Residents have several opportunities to get involved in local politics - there are often open town hall meetings where citizens can voice their opinions and concerns about important issues facing West Decatur. Additionally, citizens can contact their local representatives directly to make sure that their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in West Decatur, PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Decatur, PA is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
West Decatur, 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 West Decatur, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)