Greensburg, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Westmoreland County. The town is largely governed by the Greensburg City Council, which consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. The mayor of Greensburg, Pennsylvania is elected from among its members and serves as the head of this legislative body. The council is responsible for setting policy related to the city's budget, taxes, and infrastructure projects. Additionally, the Council appoints members to various boards and commissions throughout the city such as police and fire departments among others. Local elections are held every four years with residents electing their representatives from among a list of candidates with varying backgrounds in politics or community service. Generally speaking, the citizens of Greensburg strive to elect individuals who have a vested interest in what makes up the city – education, public safety initiatives, economic development opportunities and more. These political representatives then work together to make sure that Greensburg's citizens benefit from all aspects of municipal government.
The political climate in Greensburg, 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
Greensburg, 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.
Greensburg, 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 Greensburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,382 contributions totaling $244,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $166,414 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)