Clarks Mills, PA, a small town in Mercer County, is an area rich with political history. The local elections are held every four years and provide the citizens of Clarks Mills an opportunity to continue making their towns one of the most sought after places to live in the United States. In recent years, local candidates have focused on issues such as improving public safety, maintaining fiscal responsibility, and promoting economic growth. During election season it is not uncommon to see debates about these topics among the citizens of Clarks Mills. People from all walks of life take part in these discussions and form their own opinions about who they believe will best serve the community. Although there is no population data available for this small town due to its size, it’s clear that many residents care deeply about the future of their home.
The political climate in Zip 16114 (Clarks Mills, PA) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16114 (Clarks Mills, PA) is strongly conservative.
Clarks Mills, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clarks Mills, Pennsylvania: d 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 16114 (Clarks Mills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)