The small village of East Finley, Pennsylvania is home to a tight-knit community and a strong sense of local pride. Politically, the area has been dominated by Republican candidates for many years, with two conservative local representatives currently in office. Despite this Republican majority, there is still a large population of Democrats who are actively engaged in the political process. During election season, the town comes alive with excited debates and passionate conversations as residents come together to discuss their political views and opinions. As the election draws closer, both Republican and Democratic parties strive to capture the support of East Finley's citizens.
The political climate in East Finley, PA is strongly conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Finley, PA is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
East Finley, 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 East Finley, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,442 contributions totaling $166,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 634 contributions totaling $222,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)