The politics in 16105 New Castle, PA are shaped by the local residents and their concerns. The city of New Castle is home to numerous political organizations, all of which strive to influence policy and create a better future for the community. Elected officials from across the spectrum, including Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and independents are active in representing their constituents. Candidates running for office typically focus on improving education, economic development, public safety, and affordable housing as key priorities. Residents engage in various forms of civic engagement such as attending rallies, participating in town hall meetings, and voting during elections. Local politicians are also available to answer questions from concerned citizens and regularly hold forums where members of the community can discuss current issues and share ideas for improvement. It is clear that the people of 16105 understand the importance of their vote and have no hesitation engaging in democratic processes to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 16105 (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 16105 (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 16105 (New Castle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $41,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $121,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)