Fairview, PA is a small town located in the western part of Pennsylvania. It has an active political scene, with both local and state issues always at the forefront of the discussion. While many residents are passionate about their own political beliefs and opinions, they also recognize the importance of working together to ensure that Fairview remains a strong community. In recent years, citizens have participated in numerous city council meetings to voice their opinions on various matters such as zoning changes, budget proposals, and more. The majority of candidates in local elections have campaigned on platforms involving keeping taxes low, increasing police presence in the area, investing in public education, and improving infrastructure within Fairview. Overall, politics in Fairview is an important part of life for many residents who strive to create a better tomorrow for their community.
The political climate in Fairview, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, PA is leaning liberal. In Erie County, PA 49.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.7% to 48.6%.
Erie county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairview, PA is somewhat conservative.
Erie County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Erie Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Fairview, Pennsylvania: d d D D r d
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 Fairview, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $30,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $58,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)