The Meadville, PA Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with many people engaged in local political conversations. With progressive ideals, the city and county of Crawford strive to create a safe and equitable place for everyone living here. The area is made up of several townships, boroughs, and cities that are all represented by elected officials at the state and federal levels. Local politics focus on initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, education reform, environmental protection, economic development, and public safety. Candidates for these offices are passionate about making sure their voices are heard in the political process as they seek to improve the lives of their constituents. There is a growing cultural awareness among voters in the Meadville area that encourages meaningful participation in the political arena.
The political climate in Meadville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Meadville Metro Area 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Meadville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.7%.
The Meadville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Meadville 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.
Meadville, 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 Meadville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,748 contributions totaling $102,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 688 contributions totaling $158,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)