North Huntingdon is a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania situated about 18 miles east of Pittsburgh. While the population of North Huntingdon is unknown, the area has grown over the years as more and more people have moved from larger cities like Pittsburgh to settle down in this suburban town. In terms of politics, North Huntingdon operates under a council-manager system with seven council members elected by the constituents. These council members are responsible for enacting laws and developing policy for the community. At all levels of government, political candidates in North Huntingdon are held accountable to their constituents and must present their platforms at debates before elections to ensure they understand their needs and wants. The local government works hard to protect its citizens and ensure that they have access to all necessary services needed for a safe and healthy community.
The political climate in North Huntingdon, PA is moderately conservative.
Westmoreland County, PA is strongly conservative. In Westmoreland County, PA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.2%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Huntingdon, PA is moderately conservative.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: r 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 North Huntingdon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,182 contributions totaling $117,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 792 contributions totaling $222,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)