The politics in 16101 New Castle, PA are reflective of the national landscape. The area is mainly a Democratic stronghold; however, in recent years, Republicans have seen some success. In local elections, voters choose from a wide range of candidates who represent both major parties. Issues that arise in the town and its surrounding areas are typically addressed by local politicians, such as increasing support for education and public safety initiatives. The citizens of New Castle also have a voice in state and federal government through representatives elected to serve their interests on those levels. No matter what their political affiliation may be, residents of New Castle can feel sure that their votes are being heard and valued at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 16101 (New Castle, PA) is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16101 (New Castle, PA) is moderately conservative.
New Castle, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Castle, Pennsylvania: d 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 16101 (New Castle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $15,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $29,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)