Westfield, PA is a small town located in central Pennsylvania that has a rich political history and continues to be an important factor in local politics today. The town’s population is made up of mostly working-class families that have strong ties to the town and its government. Westfield residents take great pride in their local politics, engaging in debates about issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure spending, and education. Over the years, citizens have elected officials with progressive views on a variety of topics and have proven to be a formidable force at the voting booths on election day. Local candidates for office focus on providing effective representation for their constituents while advocating for policies reflective of Westfield’s values and beliefs. An important part of any political campaign here is being able to connect with citizens on a personal level while still remaining aware of how decisions made by politicians can affect the whole community.
The political climate in Westfield township, PA is strongly conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westfield township, PA is strongly conservative.
Tioga County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Westfield township, 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 Westfield township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 290 contributions totaling $1,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $5,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)