The small town of Hunker, Pennsylvania, located in Westmoreland County, is home to a vibrant community of people. As with most towns in the region, local politics are an important part of everyday life here. From town hall meetings to voting for local representatives, citizens of 15639 Hunker actively participate in determining the future of their small community. There are several organizations and initiatives that work to ensure the town’s residents have their voices heard on issues such as education, public safety, environmental protection and economic development. Citizens also have the opportunity to support various local candidates for public office who best represent their interests. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs, making it easy for voters to make informed decisions when going to the polls. By engaging in the political process at a local level, citizens can help shape the future of Hunker and its surrounding areas for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 15639 (Hunker, PA) is strongly conservative.
Westmoreland County, PA is strongly conservative. In Westmoreland County, PA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westmoreland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 35.2%.
Westmoreland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15639 (Hunker, PA) is strongly conservative.
Hunker, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
Hunker, Pennsylvania: r R 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 15639 (Hunker)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)