McMurray, Pennsylvania is located in Washington County and is home to a diverse population of around 8,500 people. The local government consists of a Mayor-Council form of government, with the mayor currently being Matthew Rudzki. Decisions are made through a series of town meetings that are held throughout the year. There is also a City Council, which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. Issues that they discuss range from public safety and infrastructure to economic development and community events. The local political candidates in McMurray are generally passionate about making sure their city remains vibrant and prosperous for its residents, and frequently hold debates over various topics within the community. This ensures that everyone has the opportunity to voice their opinion when it comes to decision-making. Through this process, McMurray can remain an active and engaged place for all citizens.
The political climate in McMurray, 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
McMurray, 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.
McMurray, 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 McMurray, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,175 contributions totaling $259,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 961 contributions totaling $581,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $605 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)