Calumet, PA is a small town located in southwestern Pennsylvania. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. The local political scene in Calumet follows suit with this sentiment, focusing mainly on issues that affect the everyday lives of the residents. Issues such as tax reform, education, health care, and public transportation are all topics that are frequently discussed amongst the elected officials who represent Calumet at the local level. The mayor of Calumet is both passionate and dedicated to promoting a safe and positive atmosphere for everyone in the town. Additionally, other elected officials such as City Council members work alongside the mayor to ensure that policies and regulations align with the concerns of citizens in Calumet. All in all, local politics in Calumet are built upon an atmosphere of understanding and mutual respect for one another.
The political climate in Calumet, 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
Calumet, 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.
Calumet, 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 Calumet, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,546 contributions totaling $254,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 688 contributions totaling $179,422 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)