The politics in Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania are highly contested and competitive. The town is a popular destination for passionate political activists from both sides of the aisle who value its peaceful atmosphere and engaging conversations. In recent years, a number of local races have been hotly contested between candidates from both major political parties. These races have brought out voters in record numbers and increased civic engagement among citizens of all backgrounds. Residents can look forward to continuing to be actively involved in the political process as election cycles come and go, bringing new ideas, initiatives, and elected officials to the township.
The political climate in Laurel Mountain, PA is moderately 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
Laurel Mountain, PA is moderately 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.
Laurel Mountain, 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 Laurel Mountain, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,755 contributions totaling $154,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $151,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)