Dawson, PA is a small town in the eastern United States with a rich history and vibrant community. The political climate here is largely shaped by local issues that affect the quality of life for residents, such as taxes and job growth. Though there are no local political candidates at this time, citizens often organize to support causes they feel passionately about, such as education reform or environmental protection. Elections for local officials are held every two years and feature a variety of candidates from all major political parties who compete against each other on key issues. As part of the same county government, Dawson residents are able to work together on broader topics such as infrastructure development and economic growth. In addition to influencing local politics, Dawson citizens regularly participate in state and national elections as well. Overall, politics in Dawson is an active and engaging process that involves both direct dialogue between citizens and their representatives as well as action taken on behalf of the community itself.
The political climate in Dawson, PA is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, PA is very conservative. In Fayette County, PA 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.9%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dawson, PA is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Dawson, 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 Dawson, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)