15683 Scottdale, PA is a small town located in Westmoreland County. The town has a long tradition of community involvement and political engagement. As part of its commitment to civic responsibility, the local government regularly hosts events and encourages residents to participate in decision-making processes at all levels. Residents have access to elected representatives from different political parties, such as the Republican and Democratic Parties, who are available to help them address their needs and concerns. The town also has several committees that work on public policy issues that are important to the citizens of 15683 Scottdale, PA. These committees collaborate with local businesses, organizations, and other entities to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that will affect the community.
The political climate in Zip 15683 (Scottdale, 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 15683 (Scottdale, PA) is moderately conservative.
Scottdale, 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.
Scottdale, 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 15683 (Scottdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $14,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)