Donegal Township is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and is part of the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It boasts a small population of approximately 8,000 residents and is known for its strong sense of local community. Locally, Donegal Township is governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors, who are elected to four year terms on a non-partisan ballot. Each supervisor oversees various aspects of the township and serves as the leader of their respective departments. The Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss local matters and review proposed legislation. Residents have several opportunities throughout the year to interact with their elected officials through public meetings, open forums, and town hall gatherings. With such an active political presence in Donegal Township, it is clear that local politics remain an important part of life in this small community.
The political climate in Donegal township, 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
Donegal township, 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.
Donegal 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 Donegal township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 457 contributions totaling $42,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 326 contributions totaling $116,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)