West View, PA is a small town located in Allegheny County. It is a thriving community with plenty of local businesses and a vibrant culture. The town has a strong sense of community, and the people of West View are proud to call it home. In terms of politics, West View has an active local government that works hard to ensure the town runs smoothly. There are several political parties in West View, from Democrats to Republicans to Libertarians. Local elections are regularly held for positions such as Mayor, Town Council, and School Board members. These elected officials work together to make decisions about the future of West View and its residents. Residents can get involved by attending local government meetings or registering to vote so they can have their say in the political process.
The political climate in West View, PA is somewhat liberal.
Allegheny County, PA is moderately liberal. In Allegheny County, PA 59.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegheny county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.4% to 39.0%.
Allegheny county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West View, PA is somewhat liberal.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is moderately liberal.
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 View, Pennsylvania: D D D D D D
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 View, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,275 contributions totaling $394,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 935 contributions totaling $165,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)