15437 Farmington, PA is a rural community located in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. As a small, rural community, the politics of Farmington are largely shaped by local elections and decisions made by the county government. Every two years, local residents elect three members to serve on the county’s Board of Commissioners. These individuals are responsible for making decisions about taxation, spending, infrastructure improvements, and other matters that affect life in Farmington. During election season, candidates from all walks of life campaign for these positions, offering their ideas and visions for how they would improve life in the area. They often hold town hall meetings to answer questions from constituents and explain their positions. In addition to these Board elections, Farmington residents also vote for state and federal representatives every two years as part of larger statewide and national elections. Through this process they have a say in who represents them at higher levels of government and can help shape policy on issues such as healthcare reform or environmental protection.
The political climate in Zip 15437 (Farmington, 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 15437 (Farmington, PA) is strongly conservative.
Farmington, 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.
Farmington, 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 15437 (Farmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $3,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)