West Franklin, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It has a long and proud history of local politics that dates back to its founding in 1845. The town is currently governed by an elected mayor and council, who work together to ensure that the best interests of the community are represented. The mayor and council are responsible for setting budget priorities, making decisions on major issues such as zoning and public safety, and ensuring that the town’s laws are enforced. In addition to these duties, they also hold regular meetings with residents so that they can hear their opinions and suggestions on how to improve West Franklin. Over the years, these meetings have been instrumental in helping shape many of the decisions that have been made regarding the town’s future. There are several political organizations in West Franklin that have helped organize events such as candidate forums and debates to inform residents about important local issues. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental issues as well as economic development initiatives aimed at improving job prospects for West Franklin citizens. As a result of this increased engagement with local politics, citizens can be sure their voices will be heard when it comes time to make decisions about their community’s future.
The political climate in West Franklin, PA is very conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Franklin, PA is very conservative.
Armstrong 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.
West Franklin, 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 Franklin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $27,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $61,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)