The politics in 16743 Port Allegany, PA are mostly centered around local issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education and economic development. These issues are discussed at the local town hall meetings held regularly by the township council. The town is represented by Republican State Representative Clint Owlett who was elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. He is dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents in Port Allegany through maintaining low taxes, providing a safe environment for businesses to grow, and promoting educational opportunities for all citizens. In addition to Rep. Owlett, other local political leaders work towards these same goals within Port Allegany’s borders such as County Commissioner Heidi VonSteinberg and Mayor Kenneth Beardsley who were both elected in 2017. Through their efforts, they strive to provide better services and an improved standard of living for their constituents while keeping the cost of living affordable in their community.
The political climate in Zip 16743 (Port Allegany, PA) is strongly conservative.
McKean County, PA is very conservative. In McKean County, PA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.1%.
McKean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16743 (Port Allegany, PA) is strongly conservative.
Port Allegany, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
McKean County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Bradford 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.
Port Allegany, 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 16743 (Port Allegany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $6,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)