Union Township (Washington County), PA is a small but diverse township located in southwestern Pennsylvania. It is home to many different communities, and its politics reflect this diversity. The Union Township Board of Supervisors is composed of five elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the township. These supervisors are elected by registered voters in the township and serve four-year terms. In addition, Union Township has a Republican Party Committee that meets regularly to discuss local political issues and candidates. They also work closely with state and regional political leaders to ensure the best possible representation for Union Township residents. Each election cycle, local candidates campaign for office and the citizens of Union Township have been well-informed about their choices since they first became eligible to vote. Local elections are often fiercely contested as residents choose their representatives based on their own ideologies and priorities. Political discourse in Union Township remains vibrant as citizens debate potential policies and initiatives which could shape the future of the community.
The political climate in Union township (Washington County), 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
Union township (Washington County), 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.
Union township (Washington County), 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 Union township (Washington County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 681 contributions totaling $29,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $104,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)