The small town of Clearfield, PA is an area full of history, culture, and politics. Located in the scenic countryside of Centre County, the population of 16830 is full of citizens who are passionate about their local government. Clearfield residents are very involved in the local political process and often take part in the voting process during elections. Local political candidates often come to visit the town and speak with residents about their ideas for creating a better community. In recent years, many initiatives have been put forth to improve public safety, education opportunities, infrastructure development, and economic growth in the area. Clearfield residents are proud to have a voice and make sure their needs are addressed by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 16830 (Clearfield, PA) is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16830 (Clearfield, PA) is strongly conservative.
Clearfield, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
Clearfield, 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 16830 (Clearfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $8,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $49,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)