Bell Township is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and is home to a diverse range of residents. Politically, the township leans slightly to the right with most of the registered voters affiliated with conservative leaning organizations. The township is represented locally by Mayor Richard Givens who was elected in 2019, and he has worked to maintain a balanced budget while also focusing on sustaining Bell Township's vibrant rural nature. There are a number of political organizations active in the township, from both sides of the political aisle. The local Democrats have an active presence in town, with regular meetings and community outreach efforts. There are also several Republican-leaning groups such as Right to Life and Pro-Life Westmoreland that hold events throughout the year as well. Ultimately, regardless of political leanings or affiliations, Bell Township is focused on creating a safe and prosperous environment for all its citizens.
The political climate in Bell 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
Bell 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.
Bell 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 Bell township (Westmoreland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $6,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $38,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)