Bellefonte, PA is a small town in Centre County that has a long history of local politics. The community is known for its commitment to public service and involvement in the local government. Currently, Bellefonte's mayor is Kelly Moul and the Borough Council is made up of seven members elected from six wards with one at-large member. All candidates for office must be registered voters who reside within the Borough limits at least six months prior to the election. Elections are held every four years with the last election occurring in 2017. Community involvement in local politics is important to sustaining Bellefonte’s vibrant culture and secure future. Residents have many opportunities to get involved including attending regular meetings of the Borough Council or taking part in public forums and town hall sessions.
The political climate in Zip 16823 (Bellefonte, PA) is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16823 (Bellefonte, PA) is leaning conservative.
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania: r r D d d d
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 16823 (Bellefonte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $48,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $25,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)