The politics in 15767 Punxsutawney, PA are full of energy and enthusiasm. While the area is small, its citizens have a strong political voice. There are no local political candidates running for any municipal or state offices, but they still show their support for candidates at the national level. Residents of 15767 Punxsutawney, PA often come together to rally around an issue or candidate that is important to them and discuss how it impacts them on a local level. They are also passionate about helping their community move forward by advocating for initiatives that will improve the quality of life in their town. With a strong sense of civic engagement and pride, 15767 Punxsutawney, PA is certainly an area to watch when it comes to politics in Pennsylvania.
The political climate in Zip 15767 (Punxsutawney, PA) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, PA is very conservative. In Jefferson County, PA 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15767 (Punxsutawney, PA) is strongly conservative.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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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.
Punxsutawney, 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 15767 (Punxsutawney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $7,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $29,189 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)