Politics in 16601 Altoona, PA are heavily influenced by local elections and candidates. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate both have members representing the 16601 Altoona area, while many other local positions throughout the county are filled by residents of the area. In addition to these elected officials, there are several non-profit organizations that focus on political advocacy within the city. These organizations seek to raise awareness about important issues facing the community and advocate for change. They also work to ensure that all citizens have access to their representatives and can effectively make their voices heard. As a result of these efforts, 16601 Altoona is a politically engaged community that is strongly committed to making sure its residents are well represented in government.
The political climate in Zip 16601 (Altoona, PA) is strongly conservative.
Blair County, PA is very conservative. In Blair County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.7%.
Blair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16601 (Altoona, PA) is strongly conservative.
Altoona, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Blair County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Altoona 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.
Altoona, 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 zip 16601 (Altoona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $8,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $86,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)