Vandergrift, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Westmoreland County with a rich history of politics. Local politics are important to the area as they involve decisions that have an impact on citizens’ lives and their futures. Residents of Vandergrift can take part in the political process by casting their vote during elections, attending local meetings, and engaging in dialogue with their elected officials. It is also important for residents to stay informed on current issues and events by reading local newspapers, watching news broadcasts, and checking out the websites of local candidates. By staying informed and involved, residents of Vandergrift can help shape the future of this great community.
The political climate in Vandergrift, PA is somewhat conservative.
Westmoreland County, PA is strongly conservative. In Westmoreland County, PA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.2%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vandergrift, PA is somewhat conservative.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
Vandergrift, 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 Vandergrift, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $6,735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)