The small town of 16242 New Bethlehem, PA is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic pride. Despite its size, the politics in the town are still very important and have an impact on many aspects of everyday life. Local elections take place every two years to determine who will serve their fellow citizens in positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board trustees. The local politicians are dedicated to making sure that all residents are represented and that everyone’s voice counts in city decisions. They also work hard to improve the quality of life in New Bethlehem by supporting initiatives for economic development, public safety, transportation, education and more. As a result, the citizens of 16242 New Bethlehem have been able to enjoy a higher quality of life than most other towns in Pennsylvania.
The political climate in Zip 16242 (New Bethlehem, PA) is very conservative.
Clarion County, PA is very conservative. In Clarion County, PA 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 24.0%.
Clarion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16242 (New Bethlehem, PA) is very conservative.
New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Clarion County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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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.
New Bethlehem, 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 16242 (New Bethlehem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $22,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $649 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)