The small town of Utica, PA (population 16362) is situated in Northwestern Pennsylvania and is governed by a local government comprised of an elected Mayor and Council. The current Mayor is Joseph Manko Jr., who has been in office since 2016. The council consists of five members, all of whom are elected to serve four-year terms. The mayor and council strive to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Utica while working hard to maintain the small-town charm that this area has become known for. With its rich history and beautiful scenery, Utica offers its residents a unique quality of life that can only be found in a small town setting. Through strategic planning, responsible fiscal management, and diligent attention to the needs of its citizens, the local government continues to work towards making Utica an even better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 16362 (Utica, PA) is very conservative.
Venango County, PA is very conservative. In Venango County, PA 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Venango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.5%.
Venango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 16362 (Utica, PA) is very conservative.
Utica, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Venango County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Oil City 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.
Utica, 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 16362 (Utica)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $5,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)