Saltsburg, PA is a small town located in Westmoreland County. It is a rural community and has a population of around 2,000 people. The political scene in Saltsburg is a traditional one, with the majority of voters leaning conservatively. Local elections are held every two years and feature offices such as mayor, council members, and school board representatives. Local issues play an important role in these elections as the community is very passionate about making sure their voices are heard. Many public meetings take place throughout the year to discuss important town issues such as taxation and public services. Although Saltsburg does not have any major political figures or parties associated with it, citizens are still engaged in the political process by voting on local issues that affect their lives each day.
The political climate in Saltsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Indiana County, PA is very conservative. In Indiana County, PA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Indiana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Indiana county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saltsburg, PA is moderately conservative.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Indiana Metro Area is very 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.
Saltsburg, 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 Saltsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)