Westmont, PA is a small town located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. It has a rich history steeped in politics and community values. The local government consists of a five-member Borough Council, which is elected by the community to serve four-year terms representing their interests in local matters. The council works closely with the mayor to ensure that all citizens have access to resources and services such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. There are also various committees such as finance, planning, parks and recreation that work together to provide effective solutions to the problems facing Westmont. The political atmosphere in Westmont is friendly and collaborative; people come together on issues of importance to create positive change for the town.
The political climate in Westmont, PA is moderately conservative.
Cambria County, PA is very conservative. In Cambria County, PA 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cambria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.7%.
Cambria county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westmont, PA is moderately conservative.
Cambria County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Johnstown 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.
Westmont, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Westmont, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $59,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 516 contributions totaling $309,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)