Southwest, PA is a bustling region with local politics that are an important part of its identity. This area has been represented in the Pennsylvania House and Senate by both Republicans and Democrats over the years. The current state representatives for this region include Senator Pat Stefano, Representative Hal English, and Representative Carl Walker Metzgar. Local issues discussed at the legislative level in Southwest, PA include transportation infrastructure, education reform, and economic development. These representatives work diligently to ensure that Southwest, PA remains a thriving community by advocating for legislation that will improve the quality of life in the region. In addition to these elected officials, there are also several non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in Southwest,PA by focusing on issues such as health care access and environmental protection. All of these groups work together to support one another and create positive change within their region.
The political climate in Southwest, PA is strongly conservative.
Warren County, PA is very conservative. In Warren County, PA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.4%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southwest, PA is strongly conservative.
Warren County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Warren 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.
Southwest, 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 Southwest, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $11,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $16,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)