Atlasburg, PA is a small town located in Washington County. It has a rich history of local politics, with many families having been involved in the political process for generations. For decades the town has been represented by dedicated representatives from both major political parties; Democrats and Republicans alike. In recent years, the town has seen an influx of new residents, all eager to get involved in their local government and make their voices heard through voting. Today, Atlasburg's mayor is elected by popular vote every four years and oversees the day-to-day operations of city hall and its departments. The city council consists of seven members who are elected from individual wards within Atlasburg. They work together to pass laws that benefit their constituents and ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. With a population of just over 4,000 people living in this small community, Atlasburg is an example of how local politics can have a close-knit feel while still providing representation for its citizens on larger issues affecting Pennsylvania as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 15004 (Atlasburg, 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
Zip 15004 (Atlasburg, PA) is moderately conservative.
Atlasburg, Pennsylvania 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.
Atlasburg, 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 zip 15004 (Atlasburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $54 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)