The politics in 15421 Deer Lake, PA are shaped by the community’s values and local issues. The town of Deer Lake is a relatively small rural area with a population of around 8,000 people. Local politicians in the area focus on issues like improving infrastructure, creating job opportunities, and promoting a healthy environment. Recent local political initiatives have included efforts to attract new businesses to the area and support existing ones, as well as sponsoring programs that provide educational opportunities for students. Local leaders are also committed to preserving the unique character of the town while providing essential services like public safety and access to healthcare. Delegates from the county delegate regularly during municipal meetings to discuss current events and other important topics related to the town. Although there is no single individual who can be attributed to all decisions made in Deer Lake's politics, residents come together through these meetings to help shape their community.
The political climate in Zip 15421 (Deer Lake, PA) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 15421 (Deer Lake, PA) is strongly conservative.
Deer Lake, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania 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.
Deer Lake, 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 15421 (Deer Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,073 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)