Finleyville, PA is a small town located in southwestern Pennsylvania. It has a rich history of politics, with the local government taking an active role in its citizens’ lives. The town is served by a mayor and four council members, who work together to make decisions that affect the town. They have instituted regulations on businesses operating within Finleyville's borders and are constantly looking for ways to improve their community. In recent years, they have worked to reduce crime rates and preserve the historical sites within the town. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2019 with strong public support. Council members include Bill Butler, Katie Brown, Joe Murphy and Mary Jones. All of them are dedicated to providing quality services to their constituents while also representing their interests at the state level.
The political climate in Finleyville, PA is moderately 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
Finleyville, PA is moderately 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.
Finleyville, 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 Finleyville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $1,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $14,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)