Rostraver, Pennsylvania is a community located in Westmoreland County and it is known for its strong sense of civic pride. The local politics in Rostraver are focused primarily on providing the best quality of life to its residents, while also being economically responsible. Issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, and education are at the forefront of political discussions in the area. Although there may be disagreements between local politicians over how best to address these issues, they ultimately come together to make decisions based on what’s most beneficial to the citizens of Rostraver. Local government plays an important role in ensuring that the town can continue to thrive and reach its full potential.
The political climate in Rostraver, 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
Rostraver, 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.
Rostraver, 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 Rostraver, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,012 contributions totaling $113,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 930 contributions totaling $227,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)