Mount Pleasant Borough in Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Westmoreland County. It is a peaceful residential community with over 1,700 people living in the area. Politics are a big part of the life in Mount Pleasant, as the local government takes care to ensure that all of their residents receive quality services and representation through elected officials. The Mayor and Council are elected by the residents of Mount Pleasant every four years to oversee the implementation of policies for its citizens. The local borough council is responsible for setting taxes, controlling zoning regulations, approving ordinances, and providing services such as police protection and public works projects. Residents are encouraged to attend council meetings and voice any concerns or opinions they may have about local politics. Overall, Mount Pleasant Borough has an active political scene which helps foster an engaged citizenry while ensuring that all voices are heard.
The political climate in Mount Pleasant borough (Westmoreland County), 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
Mount Pleasant borough (Westmoreland County), 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.
Mount Pleasant borough (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 Mount Pleasant borough (Westmoreland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $9,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $13,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)