The politics in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (15905) are varied and ever-changing due to the diverse population. The city is governed by seven City Council Members who have been voted into office by citizens during city elections held every four years. All policies of the city are decided by these council members who represent different groups within the city. Mayor Frank Janakovic is also elected and serves as a leader for the city, helping to guide its policy decisions and make sure that all laws governing Johnstown are followed. Other elected officials include the Chief of Police, City Treasurer, and City Solicitor. The citizens of Johnstown take an active role in local government through various committees that work to ensure that their needs are met. This includes committees such as the Parks and Recreation Committee, which works to ensure that residents have access to recreational activities throughout the community.
The political climate in Zip 15905 (Johnstown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15905 (Johnstown, PA) is strongly conservative.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 15905 (Johnstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $57,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $296,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)