West St. Clair, PA is an important political district in Pennsylvania, as it is home to many different government offices and organizations. The local political scene includes many candidates from both major parties vying for the chance to represent their constituents. Every election brings out a large number of voters interested in voicing their opinions on issues facing the district. Local issues range from property taxes and education reform to public safety and infrastructure development. Residents of West St. Clair pride themselves on having a vibrant and engaged citizenry that actively participates in the democratic process. With strong involvement from citizens, West St. Clair has been able to make great strides in improving quality of life for its residents while keeping taxes low and services efficient.
The political climate in West St. Clair, PA is very conservative.
Bedford County, PA is very conservative. In Bedford County, PA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bedford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.4% to 15.8%.
Bedford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West St. Clair, PA is very conservative.
Bedford County, Pennsylvania 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.
West St. Clair, 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 West St. Clair, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $15,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)