16050 Petrolia, PA is a small town located in western Pennsylvania with a rich history. It is an area that has traditionally leaned conservative, and the local politics reflect this. The current mayor of Petrolia is John Smith, who was elected in 2016. He has been very active in making sure that the needs of local residents are met while also making sure to be fiscally prudent. In addition to Mayor Smith, there are several other members of the local council who help shape the political landscape of 16050 Petrolia. They work together to ensure the needs of their constituents are heard and addressed while maintaining a strong sense of fiscal responsibility. As 16050 Petrolia continues to grow and evolve, they will continue to rely on their local elected officials to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard and they can feel safe and secure living in this beautiful town.
The political climate in Zip 16050 (Petrolia, PA) is very conservative.
Butler County, PA is very conservative. In Butler County, PA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16050 (Petrolia, PA) is very conservative.
Petrolia, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Butler County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Petrolia, 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 16050 (Petrolia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,209 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)