Pike, PA County is home to a vibrant and active political climate. Local politics in Pike County involve a wide variety of important issues that affect the lives of its citizens every day. From development and taxation to environmental protection and health care, local politicians are tasked with tackling the most pressing issues facing their constituents. The most recent election cycle saw numerous candidates vying for positions on the county commissioner board as well as state representatives and senators. These candidates were passionate about their platforms and bring diverse perspectives on how to best serve the citizens of Pike County. With a strong focus on civic engagement, local residents ensure they have their voices heard during election cycles, making sure their values are reflected in the way their communities are run.
The political climate in Pike County, PA is moderately conservative.
In Pike County, PA 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 40.0%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pike County, PA is moderately conservative.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Pike, 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 Pike County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,653 contributions totaling $258,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,107 contributions totaling $202,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)