Grindstone, PA is a small suburb located just outside of Philadelphia. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political life and is home to many different local political candidates. Elected officials at the local level are responsible for making decisions that affect Grindstone’s residents day-to-day lives, from funding public schools and libraries to establishing regulations for businesses operating within the city limits. Political discussions in Grindstone often revolve around issues such as taxes, economic development, environmental protection, and social justice. Every election cycle brings new faces to the local political stage as candidates battle it out to be chosen by voters to represent their interests in city hall. Regardless of who wins each election cycle, citizens of Grindstone can rest assured that their voices will be heard and concerns addressed by whichever candidate earns their vote.
The political climate in Grindstone, PA is strongly 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
Grindstone, PA is strongly 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.
Grindstone, 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 Grindstone, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $8,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $11,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)