The Bradford Metro Area is an area of Pennsylvania that is home to rich political history and culture. The area is known for its dedication to upholding the values of democracy and government. The region has a strong voter turnout, with citizens actively engaging in local politics and voting in local elections. Local candidates are passionate about the issues that affect their constituents, including economic development, environmental protection, education, and more. There are many dedicated leaders in the area who strive to represent their constituents’ best interests while balancing the needs of the community as a whole. Residents can also look forward to frequent public forums hosted by local candidates and elected officials where they can voice their opinions and concerns directly. The people of Bradford Metro Area take great pride in their political involvement and provide an encouraging example for other communities to follow.
The political climate in Bradford Metro Area is very conservative.
In Bradford Metro Area 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Bradford metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
The Bradford metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bradford 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.
Bradford, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bradford Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 381 contributions totaling $19,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 412 contributions totaling $600,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)