Smith, PA is a small town situated in the western part of the state. Although it has a relatively small population, there are still many political issues that are discussed and debated by its inhabitants. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will represent the citizens of Smith in government offices. The most recent election included several candidates from local political parties such as the Democrats, the Republicans, and independents. Each candidate brought their own perspectives to the table, hoping to win the support of their constituents. Issues discussed during this election included topics like healthcare, taxes, education funding, and infrastructure projects. Every citizen had a say in which candidate they supported and ultimately who was elected to serve in office for Smith’s city government.
The political climate in Smith, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smith, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Smith, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Smith, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,724 contributions totaling $130,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 670 contributions totaling $388,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)