Mount Pleasant Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania is a largely rural area with a population of about 2,850 people. The Township is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors, consisting of three members each from the East and West districts of the Township. These supervisors are responsible for making decisions on issues such as road maintenance, zoning and public safety. Each supervisor is elected to a four-year term. In addition to these locally elected officials, the Township elects representatives to serve at the county and state level. At the state level, Mount Pleasant Township residents are represented by a State Senator and State Representative who are tasked with advocating for their constituents' interests in Harrisburg. Additionally, they participate in voting on legislation that affects all Pennsylvanians. This allows local citizens to have input into how their tax dollars are allocated and how laws governing land use and other regulations are formulated at both the local and state level.
The political climate in Mount Pleasant township (Washington County), 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
Mount Pleasant township (Washington County), 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.
Mount Pleasant township (Washington County), 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 Mount Pleasant township (Washington County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,700 contributions totaling $223,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,101 contributions totaling $316,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)