West Mahanoy, PA is a small town located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The town has a rich political history, with the last major election being the 2016 presidential election where the majority of votes went to Donald Trump. Currently, West Mahanoy does not have any local political candidates, however it does have many active citizens who participate in local and state elections. Government representatives from the state are often seen visiting the area and helping to address civic issues. The people of West Mahanoy are passionate about their politics and take an active interest in their local government and its decisions. They stay informed by reading local newspapers, attending city council meetings, and engaging in political conversations with their neighbors. By expressing their views on important issues they can have an impact on how their community is better managed.
The political climate in West Mahanoy, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Mahanoy, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area 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 Mahanoy, 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 Mahanoy, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $2,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $28,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)