The politics in 16509 Erie, PA are diverse and ever-changing. All citizens of the region have a chance to voice their opinions on important issues that affect them directly. While there are no local political candidates for this area at this time, there are multiple organizations that give residents a platform to discuss and share their thoughts on the biggest topics facing the town. The town is also engaged with current federal and state politics, often advocating for change or adjustments to policy that would benefit the community. Additionally, the city council is involved in making sure its citizens have access to resources such as education, employment opportunities, healthcare, housing assistance as well as many other basic needs. All of these efforts work together to create an environment where everyone can thrive regardless of race, gender, or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 16509 (Erie, PA) is leaning conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16509 (Erie, PA) is leaning conservative.
Erie, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie 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.
Erie, Pennsylvania: d d D D r 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 16509 (Erie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 731 contributions totaling $84,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $74,561 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)