Wolfdale, PA is a small city with a tight-knit community. Despite its size, local politics are still an important part of the town's culture and identity. The Wolfdale City Council works to ensure that all citizens have access to resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Every four years, the citizens of Wolfdale go to the polls to elect their representatives for the city council. A local mayor is also elected by the residents of Wolfdale every two years. The mayor and members of the city council work together to make decisions that will benefit all members of the Wolfdale community. Local candidates often discuss issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, economic growth, and quality of life in their campaigns. By staying informed about their local politics, Wolfdale residents can help ensure that their voices are heard in each election cycle.
The political climate in Wolfdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, PA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, PA 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolfdale, PA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Wolfdale, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Wolfdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,293 contributions totaling $162,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $213,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)