Independence Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania is an area known for its strong sense of community. Politics in the township are quite vibrant, with citizens actively engaging in elections and working to ensure their voice is heard. Local politics are largely determined by the Independence Township Board of Supervisors, a five-member bipartisan board elected by voters that sets policy and law for the township. During election cycles, residents have the opportunity to cast their vote and make their preferences known when it comes to those representing them on the Board of Supervisors. The board meets regularly and holds public meetings so that residents can stay informed on local issues and participate in decision making. Additionally, Independence Township has a number of local organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement - from environmental groups to neighborhood watch programs - which help ensure a healthy political atmosphere within the township.
The political climate in Independence township (Washington County), PA is strongly conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence township (Washington County), PA is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Independence township (Washington County), Pennsylvania: d d 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 Independence township (Washington County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 628 contributions totaling $21,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $46,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)