In 15691 Wendel, PA, politics are largely determined by the local government. The local government is composed of elected representatives from the community who work together to develop policies and create laws that benefit and protect their constituents. The primary political force in the area is the Republican Party, with many residents taking part in party activities like attending caucus meetings and voting in primary elections. In addition to electing their representatives at the local level, voters in 15691 Wendel also take part in statewide races for higher offices like Governor and Attorney General. There are many active members of different political groups, ensuring that everyone has a voice when it comes to political decisions affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 15691 (Wendel, 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 15691 (Wendel, PA) is strongly conservative.
Wendel, 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.
Wendel, 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 15691 (Wendel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $96 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)