Fayette County, Pennsylvania is home to a rich political history and a vibrant civic culture. Located in the southwestern part of the state, Fayette County has seen many political candidates run for office over the years, from both major parties. The county's population is diverse with a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. There have been many debates among local residents on various issues such as education funding, health care reform, and taxation. In recent years, local politicians have worked hard to bring much needed economic revitalization to the area through tax breaks, new businesses and job creation initiatives. In addition to these efforts, there have been several successful projects aimed at improving infrastructure throughout Fayette County. Each election cycle brings new opportunities for citizens to become involved in their local government by getting informed about issues and casting their vote for candidates they believe will best serve their community.
The political climate in Fayette County, PA is very conservative.
In Fayette County, PA 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.9%.
Fayette county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette County, PA is very 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.
Fayette, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Fayette County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,859 contributions totaling $125,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 780 contributions totaling $398,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)