Canonsburg, PA is a small borough located in Washington County and has a population of 8,992 according to the most recent census. Although it is a small borough, politics still plays an important role in Canonsburg. The local political candidates include Mayor David M. Rhome and Council Members Bob Fazio, Gary McIlhattan, Michael E. Martin, Robert E. Moore Jr., and William Cray Jr.. These individuals work together to make sure that the community remains safe and prosperous for its citizens. They make decisions related to budgets, taxation laws, economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements and other important local issues affecting Canonsburg residents. By engaging with their constituents and taking their needs into consideration when making decisions about the future of the borough, they ensure that everyone's voice is heard in the political process.
The political climate in Canonsburg, PA is somewhat 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
Canonsburg, PA is somewhat 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.
Canonsburg, 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 Canonsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,721 contributions totaling $179,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 746 contributions totaling $389,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)