Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Armstrong County with a population of just over 400 people. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs and interests of the citizens are met. In particular, they strive to keep taxes low and provide essential services such as police protection, street cleaning, and garbage collection. \nIn terms of local politics, 16228 Ford Cliff has its own mayor who is elected by the residents every four years. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to vote for three members of the borough council who serve two-year terms. These elected officials work closely with the mayor to come up with ideas that will benefit the community and make sure that laws are enforced appropriately. In addition to these positions, there are also several boards and committees that help plan events and programs for the area. The borough also works with surrounding townships in order to best use resources and establish mutually beneficial relationships between them all. All together, local politics in 16228 Ford Cliff helps ensure that residents needs are met and their voices heard on how their town is managed.
The political climate in Zip 16228 (Ford Cliff, PA) is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16228 (Ford Cliff, PA) is strongly conservative.
Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ford Cliff, 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 16228 (Ford Cliff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)