Thompsonville, PA is a small rural town located in western Pennsylvania. It is known for its agricultural roots, historic sites, and local charm. The local politics in Thompsonville are primarily focused on the issues that affect residents directly. These include topics such as taxation, infrastructure, health care, education, and public safety. Many of the residents of Thompsonville are actively involved in the political process and take part in debates about these topics at election time. At the state level, Pennsylvania has a long history of electing representatives from both major political parties to represent their interests. There are also many third-party candidates who give voice to lesser-known platforms and ideas in each election cycle. Overall, the residents of Thompsonville take their civic responsibilities seriously and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will represent them in government offices.
The political climate in Thompsonville, 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
Thompsonville, 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.
Thompsonville, 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 Thompsonville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,719 contributions totaling $179,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 746 contributions totaling $389,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)