Norvelt, PA is a small town located in Westmoreland County, and its politics reflect the rural nature of the area. As a small town, Norvelt has limited representation in local government and therefore lacks many of the political issues that larger towns face. Local politics mainly revolve around taxation, infrastructure improvements and maintaining services within the community. The town council is composed of members from various sectors, including business owners, educators and representatives of civic organizations. Every election cycle, citizens are encouraged to get involved by voting for candidates who will bring their unique perspectives to the table and help create a better future for all Norvelt residents.
The political climate in Norvelt, 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
Norvelt, 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.
Norvelt, 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 Norvelt, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $9,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $13,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)