Washington Township, located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is a small rural community of nearly 4,000 people. Residents of the area benefit from a charming setting and relaxed lifestyle, but also take part in active local politics. The township is governed by a three-member Board of Supervisors who are elected to six-year terms. Community members are encouraged to be involved in the political process and regularly attend town meetings to voice their opinions and concerns. Local candidates campaign for office every two years, engaging with the community through forums and town hall meetings. From budget decisions to zoning ordinances, residents of Washington Township have plenty of opportunities to shape the future of their community through local politics.
The political climate in Washington township (Fayette County), PA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, PA is very conservative. In Fayette County, PA 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.9%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington township (Fayette County), PA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Washington township (Fayette 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 Washington township (Fayette County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,288 contributions totaling $101,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 721 contributions totaling $545,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $756 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)