The politics in West Fairview, PA are important to the local community. The population of West Fairview is approximately 3,000, with a diverse group of people from many different backgrounds and beliefs. Local political candidates work hard to represent the interests of their constituents and to ensure that the policies they advocate for will benefit the entire area. In recent years, West Fairview has seen an increase in political engagement among its citizens as they strive to make their voices heard on important issues impacting their community. Voting records show that residents take their civic duty seriously, with turnout at local elections consistently high. Politicians in West Fairview have made it a priority to listen to the concerns of citizens and ensure that they are taken into consideration when creating policies that will affect the town. As West Fairview strives for progress and growth, its citizens can be proud of their participation in local politics and all that it means for the future of their community.
The political climate in West Fairview, PA is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Cumberland County, PA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Fairview, PA is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Fairview, 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 Fairview, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $36,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $39,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)