The small borough of 16342 Polk, PA is situated in the state of Pennsylvania. It is a rural area with a small population and limited political representation. Despite its size, however, 16342 Polk has a vibrant political landscape that shapes the community's values and priorities. Local election campaigns are held every two years to elect representatives from each district to participate in the decisions affecting the borough. These representatives work hard to listen to the concerns of their constituents and advocate for what they believe is best for the community as a whole. Additionally, residents have access to local town halls and other public forums throughout the year where they can exchange ideas and opinions on issues affecting their community. 16342 Polk continues to be an active part of Pennsylvania's democratic process and actively engages its citizens in making sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 16342 (Polk, PA) is very conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16342 (Polk, PA) is very conservative.
Polk, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Polk, 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 16342 (Polk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)