Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania is a small rural town located in the southwestern corner of the state. Although it is a relatively small town with a population of just over 3,000 people, Belle Vernon has an active and vibrant political scene. With local elections occurring every two years for Mayor and Council members, the residents are highly engaged and take pride in their community. Local politicians work hard to ensure that citizens’ needs are met and that their voices are heard. The Mayor and Council members work closely with the local government to make sure the town remains a desirable place to live and work. Through initiatives such as updating infrastructure, improving public safety, and encouraging economic development, Belle Vernon’s political leaders are striving to make sure their constituents have a bright future in this small but lovely town.
The political climate in Belle Vernon, PA is somewhat conservative.
Fayette County, PA is very conservative. In Fayette County, PA 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.9%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle Vernon, PA is somewhat conservative.
Fayette 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.
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania: D d 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 Belle Vernon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 296 contributions totaling $13,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $40,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)