The small rural town of 16249 Rural Valley, PA is home to a diverse population who are politically active and informed. Although there are no local political candidates, the people of 16249 Rural Valley, PA still take part in the democratic process. Local elections draw a high turnout from voters who take their civic responsibility seriously and take the time to research ballot measures before casting their vote. The people of 16249 Rural Valley, PA are passionate about issues that affect them personally and strive to make sure their voices are heard. They also stay informed on national and international politics, often voicing their opinions on the important topics of the day and engaging in civil discourse. The citizens of 16249 Rural Valley, PA understand the importance of their role in democracy and remain dedicated to making sure their town is represented fairly in both local and national politics.
The political climate in Zip 16249 (Rural Valley, PA) is very 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 16249 (Rural Valley, PA) is very conservative.
Rural Valley, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Rural Valley, 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 16249 (Rural Valley)
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 26 contributions totaling $1,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)