Forest, PA County is an area of Pennsylvania with a rich political history. The county has a variety of local political parties ranging from the Republicans to the Greens, all of which are active in local politics. The main issues that concern the citizens of Forest, PA County are typically related to taxes, education, healthcare, and economic development. Political candidates running for office in the county must have a platform that addresses these issues in order to be successful. There are often debates and forums held by local organizations in which citizens can participate and ensure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about their community's future. In general, Forest, PA County offers its residents the opportunity to engage in politics and help shape their own destiny.
The political climate in Forest County, PA is very conservative.
In Forest County, PA 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forest county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.4%.
Forest county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest 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.
Forest, 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 Forest County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $6,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $6,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)