15459 Markleysburg, PA is a small town in Fayette County with a limited political landscape. Although the town does not have any elected officials, its citizens are active members in local government and participate in meetings of the town council and other organizations. The town is served by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners and abides by their decisions on matters such as zoning regulations, public works projects, and taxation policies. Locally, there are several organizations which work to ensure that the interests of the citizens of 15459 Markleysburg are heard. Community groups such as the Lions Club and Rotary Club provide platforms for citizens to discuss issues important to them while volunteering activities help strengthen the sense of community among residents. Residents also have an active voice through religious institutions which often serve as sources of support for many in the community. In summary, 15459 Markleysburg has an engaged population that takes part in its local politics by attending meetings of organizations and participating in volunteer projects.
The political climate in Zip 15459 (Markleysburg, 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 15459 (Markleysburg, PA) is strongly conservative.
Markleysburg, 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.
Markleysburg, 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 15459 (Markleysburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)