In 15849 Penfield, PA, politics is an important part of the community. Local government is responsible for managing many aspects of life in the area, from schools and infrastructure to taxes and public safety. Residents of Penfield have a wide range of political views and opinions on how the local government should be run. Every two years, residents get to decide who will represent them in local office by voting in municipal elections. Candidates for mayor, town council, school board, and other offices campaign on platforms that reflect their ideas for improving the community. It's up to voters to weigh each candidate's qualifications and promises before making their decision.
The political climate in Zip 15849 (Penfield, PA) is very conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15849 (Penfield, PA) is very conservative.
Penfield, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
Penfield, 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 15849 (Penfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $165 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)