Elk, PA County is an important part of Pennsylvania's political landscape. The county seat is the city of Elk, which is a bustling hub for local politics. The county is represented by two state representatives in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and one state senator in the Pennsylvania Senate. At the federal level, Elk, PA County is part of the 12th Congressional District and has been represented by Congressman John Doe since 2017. Local elections are held every two years and residents vote for candidates from both major parties to fill positions on the city council and other local government offices. In addition to voting for local candidates, residents also have their say in referendums and ballot initiatives that can shape public policy within the county. With its strong history of political activism, Elk County remains an integral part of the larger political conversation in Pennsylvania and beyond.
The political climate in Elk County, PA is very conservative.
In Elk County, PA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Elk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk County, PA is very conservative.
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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.
Elk, Pennsylvania: R r d 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 Elk County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $21,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $70,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)