Muse, PA is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania. Although the town is relatively small, it still has a vibrant political scene. The local government is comprised of a mayor and four council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Each year the citizens of Muse can cast their votes for their preferred candidates during the November general election. The current mayor is Bob Johnson, who has served for the past 10 years, and there are several other political hopefuls vying for his seat this year. Furthermore, issues concerning the local economy, education, public safety, and infrastructure are often discussed during council meetings and debated amongst citizens. Muse residents take pride in their political engagement and ensure that their voices are heard on important matters impacting their lives.
The political climate in Muse, PA is moderately 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
Muse, PA is moderately 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.
Muse, 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 Muse, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,090 contributions totaling $197,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 917 contributions totaling $417,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)