The town of Canonsburg, PA (15317) is located in the western part of the state and is a part of Washington County. With a rich history that goes back to the mid-1700s, the town has seen its fair share of political changes over the years. Today, Canonsburg residents are served by several local political leaders who have been elected to office over the years. These elected officials include representatives from both major parties and many other smaller political parties as well. The current mayor of Canonsburg is David Roussos, who was first elected in 2014. He is a Democrat and has served on the Town Council since 2007. Other local politicians include State Representatives Tim O’Neal and Bob Auray, both Republicans; State Senator Pam Iovino, a Democrat; and U.S Representative Conor Lamb, another Democrat. All these individuals strive to represent their constituents in Canonsburg and ensure that their voices are heard in Harrisburg and Washington DC.
The political climate in Zip 15317 (Canonsburg, 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 15317 (Canonsburg, PA) is moderately conservative.
Canonsburg, 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.
Canonsburg, 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 15317 (Canonsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,719 contributions totaling $179,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 746 contributions totaling $389,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)