Youngstown, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the heart of Lancaster County. With a population of just over 700 people, Youngstown is a tight-knit community with strong ties to its rural roots. The local government consists of a Mayor and four Council Members who work together to ensure that the needs of the town’s citizens are met. They work on issues such as infrastructure development, economic development, public safety, and other matters that affect the quality of life for all the citizens of Youngstown. Each year there are local elections for these positions so that citizens can have their say in who represents them. It is important for everyone to be informed on the political climate within their own community so they can make smart decisions when it comes to voting for their representatives.
The political climate in Youngstown, PA is moderately conservative.
Westmoreland County, PA is strongly conservative. In Westmoreland County, PA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.2%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Youngstown, PA is moderately conservative.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
Youngstown, 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 Youngstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $14,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)