The politics in North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania are largely driven by the local government. The borough is managed by a seven-member elected council, with two members representing each of the three wards and one at-large member. The mayor of North Belle Vernon is elected for a four year term and acts as the presiding officer of meetings and holds other executive powers. The Council holds public meetings on the second Thursday of each month and works to ensure the safety and well-being of residents through ordinances, regulations, and other decisions. In addition to local laws and ordinances, North Belle Vernon is also subject to state laws and regulations from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Residents of North Belle Vernon can take part in politics at any level and have their voices heard in order to make an impact on their hometown's policies.
The political climate in North Belle Vernon, PA is somewhat 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
North Belle Vernon, PA is somewhat 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.
North Belle Vernon, 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 North Belle Vernon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 296 contributions totaling $13,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $40,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)