The small town of Towanda, PA, located in 18848 has a population of 2,313. While the town is relatively rural, it is actively engaged in the political process. Every two years, citizens have the chance to elect local representatives to the Bradford County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council. In addition to these offices, Towanda also sends a representative to the Pennsylvania State House and Senate every four years. Residents take great pride in their community and are actively involved in local government by attending meetings and participating in discussions about important issues that impact them. Local politicians are committed to listening and responding to their constituents’ needs, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard. This dedication helps make 18848 Towanda a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 18848 (Towanda, PA) is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18848 (Towanda, PA) is strongly conservative.
Towanda, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre 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.
Towanda, 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 18848 (Towanda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $6,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $40,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)