Neshannock, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Lawrence County. It has a vibrant political atmosphere and is home to many active citizens who care about the community. The politics of this area are heavily centered around the local government, which is composed of a mayor, seven council members, and several other appointed positions. Council meetings are open to all residents and citizens of Neshannock are encouraged to stay informed on important issues facing their borough. Additionally, the Neshannock Republican Committee works to promote and support Republican candidates running for local offices. In 2020, there were two mayoral candidates running for election in the borough: incumbent Mayor Richard Fersch and challenger Rob Collins. Ultimately, Mayor Fersch was re-elected with 63% of the vote. This result demonstrates how engaged and involved residents are in local politics in Neshannock.
The political climate in Neshannock, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Neshannock, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly 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.
Neshannock, 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 Neshannock, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 645 contributions totaling $104,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 773 contributions totaling $259,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)