Scottdale, PA is a small town located in southwestern Pennsylvania. While it may lack large population numbers, it has a vibrant political scene. Local elections often draw strong interest from the community, as residents recognize the importance of having their voices heard and participating in the decision-making process. Residents take pride in their town and are eager to see it thrive under effective leadership. The town's elected officials are driven by this same sense of civic responsibility and strive to enact policies that benefit everyone living in Scottdale. Efforts have been made to involve citizens more directly in the political process, bringing them greater access to information about candidates and elections. All of these efforts contribute to a thriving political atmosphere that serves its citizens well, ensuring that everyone can have their voice heard in the local government.
The political climate in Scottdale, 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
Scottdale, 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.
Scottdale, 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 Scottdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $14,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)