Blair County, Pennsylvania has a long and proud history of political representation. This rural county is known for its commitment to public service, with local officials often playing an active role in the state’s politics. Local government in the county is comprised of several elected commissioners and a range of other staff members who are all dedicated to providing the best possible services for the people of Blair County. During election cycles, the local residents have the opportunity to elect representatives from both major political parties, giving citizens from either side a chance to have their voices heard on important issues. While each local candidate brings their own unique perspective and platform to their campaign, everyone shares a common goal – to work together and ensure that all of Blair County’s citizens are able to receive quality public services that support their overall wellbeing.
The political climate in Blair County, PA is very conservative.
In Blair County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.7%.
Blair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blair County, PA is very conservative.
Altoona 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.
Blair, 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 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 Blair County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,359 contributions totaling $82,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,478 contributions totaling $619,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)