Jeannette, Pennsylvania is a small town situated in the western part of the state. It has a rich political history and is home to many active citizens with strong opinions on local politics. Local elections are held every two years for members of the City Council, who work together to make decisions that affect the lives of Jeannette's residents. These elected officials are responsible for making sure public services are being handled properly and that city ordinances are being followed. In addition to local government, Jeannette citizens also participate in state and federal elections, making sure their voices are heard by their representatives in Harrisburg and Washington DC. Although Jeannette may be small, its citizens have a profound impact on the political landscape and continue to play an important role in deciding how this community is run.
The political climate in Zip 15644 (Jeannette, PA) is moderately 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 15644 (Jeannette, PA) is moderately conservative.
Jeannette, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Jeannette, 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 15644 (Jeannette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 269 contributions totaling $26,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $17,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)