The town of St. Clair, PA is situated in the picturesque Schuylkill County and has a rich political history. While no specific local political candidates are named, the town has been represented in the House of Representatives by Barry Jozwiak since 2017. The residents of St Clair take pride in their part in the democratic process and have seen steady growth in voter turnout over recent years. As an active community, many local issues are brought to the forefront to be debated and resolved. Everything from education to public safety is discussed with enthusiasm and passion by both elected officials and citizens alike. Residents of St. Clair, PA take their rights as citizens seriously, staying informed on current affairs and taking part in every election cycle to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 17970 (St. Clair, PA) is strongly 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 17970 (St. Clair, PA) is strongly conservative.
St. Clair, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
St. Clair, 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 17970 (St. Clair)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $6,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $17,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $839 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)