The small rural town of Mount Union, PA, located in Huntingdon County, has a population of approximately 1,500 residents. While the size of the town is small, it is home to some vibrant and active politics. Local citizens can participate in the political process by voting for the town's mayor or council members. Additionally, citizens can get involved through various local political organizations and campaigns that advocate for important issues within the community. Through these forums and initiatives, local residents have an opportunity to shape public policy and create positive change in their area. The town also holds regular meetings with council members and other officials to discuss current topics of interest for the community such as zoning regulations or economic development projects. Citizens living in Mount Union are lucky to be able to have their voices heard on important issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 17066 (Mount Union, PA) is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 17066 (Mount Union, PA) is strongly conservative.
Mount Union, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon 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.
Mount Union, 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 17066 (Mount Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)