Wheatfield, PA is a small rural town in Western Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population and a variety of local businesses. The residents of Wheatfield are passionate about upholding their values and maintaining their sense of community. In terms of politics, the citizens of Wheatfield vote for both state and federal representatives to represent their interests. During election season, candidates from all parties campaign throughout the town to rally support for their platform. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in local initiatives that allow residents to make decisions on relevant issues in the town. This provides them with direct input on how their taxes are spent and other policies closer to home.
The political climate in Wheatfield, PA is strongly conservative.
Perry County, PA is very conservative. In Perry County, PA 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.1%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatfield, PA is strongly conservative.
Perry County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wheatfield, 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 Wheatfield, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $41,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $39,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)