The small town of Arona, PA is a quaint community with a close-knit citizenry. Residents of this area take pride in their local government and are eager to stay informed about all the latest political developments. The local government consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected every four years in November. Citizens also vote on various ordinances and referendums that affect the town's laws and regulations. Candidates for office typically come from the ranks of existing councils, or from members of the greater community who have expressed an interest in serving. Elections are contentious but always remain civil, allowing citizens to have their voices heard while still respecting different opinions. The current political climate in Arona, PA is healthy, vibrant, and ever-evolving as residents strive to ensure their town remains a great place to live.
The political climate in Arona, PA is strongly conservative.
Westmoreland County, PA is strongly conservative. In Westmoreland County, PA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.2%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arona, PA is strongly conservative.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
Arona, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Arona, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $6,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $11,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)