In 16651 Houtzdale, PA, the politics are defined by the local government. The government is composed of elected officials from a variety of levels: county, state, and federal. Local elections are held to determine who will represent the people of Houtzdale at each level of government. These elections are generally held every two years and candidates must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible. The candidates must campaign for votes and address issues important to residents in order to win their support. Issues such as economic growth and job creation, educational opportunities, safety and security, health care access, and environmental protection often feature prominently in local political debates. With a population of approximately 3,000 people, 16651 Houtzdale is an important part of the region's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 16651 (Houtzdale, 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 16651 (Houtzdale, PA) is strongly conservative.
Houtzdale, 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.
Houtzdale, 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 16651 (Houtzdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)