Lawrence, PA County has a vibrant political scene with many organizations, events, and initiatives taking place. The Democratic and Republican parties are both active in the county and hold numerous events throughout the year. Lawrence County's elected officials include representatives in the state legislature, as well as members of Congress, who serve their constituents with dedication. There is also an active voter rights activism group in Lawrence County that works to ensure fair representation for all citizens. Local issues are of particular importance here and residents are encouraged to get involved in the political process by attending local meetings or participating in campaigns. While there may not be any current local political candidates running for office, Lawrence County is still an important part of our country’s democratic process.
The political climate in Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative.
In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lawrence, Pennsylvania: d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lawrence County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,328 contributions totaling $103,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 795 contributions totaling $337,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)