Derry Township (Westmoreland County) in Pennsylvania is a primarily rural area that is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors. These supervisors are responsible for making decisions that affect the whole township, ensuring that the township complies with state and federal regulations, and taking into consideration the needs of its citizens. The board also works closely with local organizations, businesses, and other entities to ensure that Derry Township remains a safe and thriving place to live. Local elections are held every two years in which voters can select from a list of qualified candidates who will represent their interests on the board. These candidates may range from individuals in the business community to those more actively engaged in civic organizations like churches or volunteer groups. Elections give residents an opportunity to have their voices heard in deciding who will best serve the township’s needs.
The political climate in Derry township, PA is moderately 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
Derry township, PA is moderately 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.
Derry 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 Derry township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,955 contributions totaling $461,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,122 contributions totaling $387,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)