Johnstown, PA is a small city located in Cambria County with a population of approximately 20,000 people. The local political landscape is composed of several different offices that are important to the community. These include the mayor, city council members, school board members, and other elected officials who serve the citizens of Johnstown. Residents have the opportunity to participate in their local government by voting for their preferred candidates in these offices. The Mayor of Johnstown serves as the head of city government and is responsible for overseeing all the departments and agencies within the city. City Council members represent each ward in Johnstown and make decisions about how resources should be distributed throughout the community. The school board works closely with city administration to ensure that students receive a quality education. All of these positions are filled through elections which take place every two years giving residents an opportunity to shape their local government and have a say in their own lives.
The political climate in Zip 15901 (Johnstown, PA) is moderately 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 15901 (Johnstown, PA) is moderately conservative.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Johnstown, 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 15901 (Johnstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $18,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $17,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $744 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)