Hempfield Township (Mercer County), PA is a vibrant community with a long history of political engagement. The township has strong representation in the state's government, with members of both major political parties represented at the local level. The residents of Hempfield Township take an active role in local elections and are dedicated to fostering a healthy political climate. In recent years, Hempfield has played an important role in some statewide initiatives, including advocating for environmental protection and renewable energy legislation. Local candidates from both parties are often strongly contested and their campaigns focus on key issues that affect the township. Recently, voter turnout in Hempfield for local elections was higher than many other parts of Pennsylvania, showing the intense dedication to civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Hempfield township (Mercer County), PA is moderately 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
Hempfield township (Mercer County), PA is moderately 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.
Hempfield township (Mercer County), 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 Hempfield township (Mercer County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $8,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $23,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)