In 17076 Oakland Mills, PA, the politics of the area are shaped by the decisions of local leaders, including representatives in the Pennsylvania State House and Senate. Residents have a variety of issues to consider when it comes to their local government, from tax policies to education and infrastructure. The current state representatives for the district are Jean Foschi and Mike Sturla. Local residents also elect members to the school board who are responsible for managing the educational system in Oakland Mills. Overall, politics in this area reflect an interest in keeping taxes low while providing essential services such as roads, public safety resources, sanitation, and more.
The political climate in Zip 17076 (Oakland Mills, PA) is very conservative.
Juniata County, PA is very conservative. In Juniata County, PA 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Juniata county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.7%.
Juniata county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17076 (Oakland Mills, PA) is very conservative.
Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Juniata 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.
Oakland Mills, 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 17076 (Oakland Mills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)