Allegheny Township, located in Westmoreland County, PA is a sprawling rural area that is known for its agricultural economy and close proximity to outdoor recreation areas. The township has a long history of local politics and government involvement, with active participation from both citizens and local elected officials. In the last few years, the township has seen its share of debate on various topics such as land use, taxation reform, transportation access, environmental conservation and public safety. Local elections are held every two years to decide on issues such as these. Community engagement is high during each election cycle as residents come out to vote for their preferred candidates or initiatives. Allegheny Township is served by an elected Board of Supervisors who oversee various departments that handle day-to-day operations within the township. These supervisors also provide guidance to department heads on budgetary issues and other matters that affect the community. Through their actions, they ensure that Allegheny Township continues to be a vibrant place for families to live and businesses to thrive.
The political climate in Allegheny township (Westmoreland County), PA is strongly 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
Allegheny township (Westmoreland County), PA is strongly 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.
Allegheny township (Westmoreland County), 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 Allegheny township (Westmoreland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,227 contributions totaling $56,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,100 contributions totaling $249,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)