Smithton, PA is a small town located in the Northwestern part of the state, with a population of around 15,479 people. It is an active, vibrant community that values its independence and local autonomy. In recent years, Smithton has become increasingly involved in local politics. The city's government consists of a mayor who is elected every four years through a popular vote by the citizens of Smithton. There are also several other city council members elected every two years to represent their respective neighborhoods within the city. These representatives all strive to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table when crafting policies that will best serve the people of Smithton. Over time, these efforts have resulted in a thriving political atmosphere where citizens are actively engaged in voicing their opinions and concerns about important issues facing their city.
The political climate in Zip 15479 (Smithton, 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 15479 (Smithton, PA) is strongly conservative.
Smithton, 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.
Smithton, 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 15479 (Smithton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $7,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)