Leechburg, PA is a municipality located in Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and a population of approximately 1,843 people according to the 2010 census. Politics are an important part of Leechburg’s culture, although there are no local political candidates running for office at this time. Instead, residents are encouraged to get involved in national issues and to vote in regional and state-wide elections which have an impact on Leechburg’s community. The area is served by its mayor and council members who work together to ensure that the needs of the people are met. These officials strive to create an environment that welcomes businesses while also preserving the town's unique character. Citizens of Leechburg take their civic duties seriously and take pride in voting in all elections held here.
The political climate in Zip 15656 (Leechburg, PA) is strongly conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 15656 (Leechburg, PA) is strongly conservative.
Leechburg, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Armstrong 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.
Leechburg, 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 15656 (Leechburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $8,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $2,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)