16680 Smithmill, PA is a small rural community in the state of Pennsylvania. The politics in this area are largely conservative, with many of the residents strongly supporting traditional values and policies. Local elections are generally dominated by Republican candidates, though there are a few Democrats who have managed to gain traction in recent years. Regardless of party affiliation, the people of 16680 Smithmill take part in local politics to ensure that their interests are represented on the local level. Residents participate in town hall meetings, write letters to their representatives, and vote on important issues like tax reform and public works projects. In addition to voting, residents also volunteer their time to support causes they believe in and ensure their voices are heard in their community.
The political climate in Zip 16680 (Smithmill, PA) is very conservative.
Clearfield County, PA is very conservative. In Clearfield County, PA 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.5%.
Clearfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16680 (Smithmill, PA) is very conservative.
Smithmill, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
DuBois 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.
Smithmill, 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 16680 (Smithmill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 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)