The small city of Troy, Pennsylvania is located in the northeast corner of the state. With a population of just over 800 people, Troy is a tight-knit community that prides itself on its volunteerism and strong sense of civic responsibility. While the city does not have any elected officials, it is part of Bradford County and regularly participates in county-wide political discourse. In recent years, citizens of Troy have been incredibly vocal about local issues such as infrastructure improvement and economic development. The city also has an active interest in state-wide initiatives like environmental protection and public education. Citizens are encouraged to stay informed and take part in local politics to ensure their voice is heard everywhere from Troy City Hall to the Governor's Mansion in Harrisburg.
The political climate in Zip 16947 (Troy, PA) is very 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 16947 (Troy, PA) is very conservative.
Troy, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Troy, 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 16947 (Troy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $2,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)