North Irwin, PA is a small borough located in Westmoreland County. Its population as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1,075 people. Despite its small size, North Irwin is home to a vibrant political scene with multiple local organizations and initiatives dedicated to making the community even better. Various politicians have visited the town over the years, sharing their views and engaging with locals on important issues. Local events such as town hall meetings are regularly scheduled, allowing citizens to voice their opinions on matters that affect them every day. The borough council also meets frequently and is responsible for creating policy to improve the quality of life in North Irwin. The politics in North Irwin provide an example of how democracy works on a smaller scale and demonstrate the importance of civic engagement among residents.
The political climate in North Irwin, PA is somewhat 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 Irwin, PA is somewhat 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 Irwin, 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 Irwin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 692 contributions totaling $48,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $196,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)