Fairfield Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is served by a three-member Board of Supervisors who are elected every four years. The supervisors oversee all township operations and serve as the legislative body for the township. The Board meets monthly to discuss and vote on issues related to roads, parks, zoning, budgets, personnel and other matters concerning the township’s needs. Supervisors also work with local officials and state representatives to ensure Fairfield Township is represented in all issues involving state legislation. Residents of Fairfield Township have access to two polling places during elections held throughout the year where they can cast their votes for candidates of their choice. Local candidates running for office are actively engaged in campaigning efforts throughout the township and members of the community are always encouraged to get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Fairfield township (Westmoreland County), 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
Fairfield township (Westmoreland County), 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.
Fairfield township (Westmoreland County), 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 Fairfield township (Westmoreland County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,801 contributions totaling $161,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $102,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)