Farrell, PA is a small town located in Mercer County. Despite its small size, it has a vibrant political environment that plays an important role in the local community. Every two years, residents of Farrell go to the polls to cast their ballots and decide who will lead the town for the coming term. The Mayor and Commissioners are elected by Farrell’s citizens to make decisions that affect the entirety of the town such as taxation, zoning regulations, infrastructure maintenance, and legislation pertaining to public safety. Additionally, Farrell’s citizens can reach out to their local representatives if they have any complaints or ideas on how to improve their quality of life. By participating in elections and staying up-to-date with current events in Farrell, residents can ensure that their voices are heard as part of the collective decision making process that shapes and guides the future of this beloved city.
The political climate in Farrell, PA is leaning conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farrell, PA is leaning conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Farrell, Pennsylvania: d 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 Farrell, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 575 contributions totaling $48,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $55,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)