Sharon, Pennsylvania is located in Mercer County and has a population of approximately 14,000 people. It is a small town with a strong sense of community and is home to several local political candidates. These candidates represent various political parties such as the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party. Each candidate is committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Sharon, PA by advocating for better infrastructure improvements, increased access to healthcare services, and economic development within the city limits. Additionally, each candidate seeks to create an environment where all citizens feel safe and respected regardless of their race or background. The politics in this city are focused on making it a great place to live for everyone who calls Sharon home.
The political climate in Zip 16146 (Sharon, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16146 (Sharon, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Sharon, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sharon, Pennsylvania: d 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 16146 (Sharon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $8,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $16,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)