Seward, Pennsylvania is located in Westmoreland County and has a population of 15954 people. It is an active community with many local political candidates running for office each year. Seward residents have the opportunity to vote on candidates for both national and state positions, as well as local government representatives. Recently, there have been several initiatives announced by the city council to improve quality of life in Seward such as increasing public transportation availability, investing in job opportunities, and creating more recreational activities for citizens. Local politicians are working hard to ensure that Seward remains a safe and happy place to live, work, and play. Residents of Seward are encouraged to get involved in their local politics by voting in elections or attending town hall meetings to stay informed about important decisions happening within the community.
The political climate in Zip 15954 (Seward, 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 15954 (Seward, PA) is strongly conservative.
Seward, 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.
Seward, 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 15954 (Seward)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $5,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)