Port Matilda, PA is a small town located in the Centre Region of Pennsylvania. Despite its small size, politics are an important part of life in the town. Every two years, citizens of Port Matilda have the opportunity to elect local candidates to serve on their Town Council. The Town Council is responsible for managing and setting policy for the town's day-to-day operations. Every four years, citizens can also vote for their local representatives in state and national elections. These elected officials are responsible for representing Port Matilda's interests at larger governmental bodies across Pennsylvania and the country. Political education and involvement is highly encouraged here, as it helps maintain a strong sense of community and ensures that all voices are heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 16870 (Port Matilda, PA) is leaning conservative.
Centre County, PA is leaning liberal. In Centre County, PA 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Centre county remained Democratic, 51.4% to 46.7%.
Centre county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16870 (Port Matilda, PA) is leaning conservative.
Port Matilda, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Centre County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
State College Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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 Matilda, Pennsylvania: r r D d d d
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 16870 (Port Matilda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 523 contributions totaling $39,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $78,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)