West Alexander, PA is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state with close to 1,500 residents. It is a thriving community with strong democratic and republican political candidates running for local office each election cycle. The citizens take their civic duty seriously, showing up to vote in high numbers and keeping an eye on any potential changes that may be on the horizon. West Alexander also sends several representatives to nearby Harrisburg, where they advocate for the interests of its constituents in the state government. Political events such as town hall meetings are often well attended by both sides of the aisle who come together to discuss pressing issues and build relationships within their community. West Alexander is a great example of an engaged and connected town when it comes to politics.
The political climate in West Alexander, PA is strongly 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
West Alexander, PA is strongly 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.
West Alexander, 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 West Alexander, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)