The small town of 15486 Vanderbilt, PA is a peaceful place where the local residents enjoy a quiet, relaxed atmosphere. Politically, there is a strong commitment to the community and preserving its traditional values. Local politicians are focused on ensuring that the small town remains vibrant and attractive to potential residents while preserving its small-town character. Issues that are usually discussed include infrastructure improvements, economic development and maintaining the town's unique sense of identity. There is also an interest in enhancing public safety and upholding high quality standards for all members of the community. The local political candidates strive to ensure that their constituents needs are met while representing their values with respect and dignity.
The political climate in Zip 15486 (Vanderbilt, 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 15486 (Vanderbilt, PA) is strongly conservative.
Vanderbilt, 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.
Vanderbilt, 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 15486 (Vanderbilt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $6,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,025 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)