15448 Jacobs Creek, PA is a small rural town located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The town is governed by a town council made up of four members who are elected to two-year terms. 15448 Jacobs Creek, PA has a diverse political landscape with no single party dominating the area. Residents of the town have varying opinions and viewpoints on important topics such as taxes, education, healthcare, and more. In recent years local elections have become increasingly competitive with voters turning out in larger numbers than ever before to cast their ballots for the candidates they support. Although local politicians might not always agree on every issue, they maintain a healthy level of respect for each other’s views and do their best to ensure that the decisions that are made benefit the entire community. Residents of 15448 Jacobs Creek, PA take part in politics not just at the local level but also at state and federal levels as well.
The political climate in Zip 15448 (Jacobs Creek, 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 15448 (Jacobs Creek, PA) is strongly conservative.
Jacobs Creek, 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.
Jacobs Creek, 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 15448 (Jacobs Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $85 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)