Mount Jewett, PA is a small town located in McKean County. The town has a long history of strong local government and civic engagement. Local representatives are invested in the community and focus on preserving the small-town atmosphere. Political candidates at the local level often take part in debates, forums, and other events to discuss the issues that matter most to residents. There is also an active volunteer base of citizens who help with municipal services such as schools, public works projects, parks upkeep and more. This dedication to creating a positive environment for all members of the community makes Mount Jewett a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 16740 (Mount Jewett, PA) is very conservative.
McKean County, PA is very conservative. In McKean County, PA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
McKean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16740 (Mount Jewett, PA) is very conservative.
Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
McKean County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Bradford 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.
Mount Jewett, 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 16740 (Mount Jewett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $2,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $6,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $744 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)