Port Clinton, PA is a small town of about 2,000 people located in Schuylkill County. While it may not be the most bustling area in Pennsylvania, the citizens of Port Clinton take their civic duties seriously and have a strong tradition of local politics. There are many local political organizations that serve the community's needs. The Port Clinton Political Club is responsible for organizing candidate forums and encouraging civic involvement through discussion and debate. The Schuylkill County Democratic Committee also provides support to local candidates running for office by helping to organize events and fundraisers. Additionally, there is a thriving Republican Party presence in the county that works to support conservative candidates and causes. No matter which party they belong to, Port Clinton residents are passionate about their local politics and take pride in their town's history of civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 19549 (Port Clinton, PA) is very conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19549 (Port Clinton, PA) is very conservative.
Port Clinton, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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 Clinton, 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 19549 (Port Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $5,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,883 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)