The city of Ebensburg, PA is located in Cambria County. It is a small town of about 3,000 people with a rich history and an active community. The political landscape in Ebensburg reflects that of the national scene. Two major parties dominate the local political arena, providing voters with numerous options to consider when they go to the polls each year. The Democrats are generally viewed as more progressive while Republicans are typically seen as more conservative. Despite this, there is still room for debate within each party, as candidates from both sides strive to better serve their constituents and work towards solutions for various issues facing the city. Local representatives focus on issues such as infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development. In recent years, the City has seen an increase in voter turnout at local elections due to campaigns that have highlighted important issues and encouraged citizens to get involved in their community’s political process.
The political climate in Zip 15931 (Ebensburg, 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 15931 (Ebensburg, PA) is strongly conservative.
Ebensburg, 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.
Ebensburg, 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 15931 (Ebensburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $15,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $22,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)