Southview, PA is an interesting town with a rich history of politics. Many exciting political debates have taken place in the area over the years, and some of the most notable names in local politics can be found here. Although there are no current local political candidates running in Southview, PA, many residents remain passionate about their political beliefs and are constantly looking for ways to make their voices heard. Political issues like healthcare, education, and taxation still remain important topics for discussion in Southview. Residents often take part in local forums discussing these relevant topics as well as taking part in national conversations surrounding them. In addition, local advocacy groups regularly meet to discuss relevant issues and work together to create meaningful change in the community.
The political climate in Southview, 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
Southview, 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.
Southview, 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 Southview, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 754 contributions totaling $36,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $56,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)