The small town of Claysville, Pennsylvania has a population of approximately 8,000 people. A town hall meeting is held every month to discuss the current political issues in the area. Local candidates for office in the 15323 zip code are elected by the citizens of Claysville and then voted on by residents in the state. These candidates have an impact on the community as they make decisions on taxes, education, and other important matters that affect all of its citizens. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter apathy among young adults, which may be due to their lack of knowledge about local candidates and their stances on key issues. To help combat this issue, many town hall meetings include discussions about upcoming elections and how voters can become better informed about those running for office. Voting participation is essential for democracy to function properly, so it's important for citizens to stay informed and involved when selecting their leaders.
The political climate in Zip 15323 (Claysville, PA) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15323 (Claysville, PA) is strongly conservative.
Claysville, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Claysville, Pennsylvania: d d 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 15323 (Claysville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $4,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $7,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)