The small town of West Newton, PA (zip code 15089) is home to a vibrant political landscape. It is an area that values strong leadership from those representing the community in local government. The town’s mayor has been in office for over 5 years and has worked hard to make sure the interests of all residents are considered when making important decisions for the city. There are also several City Council members and Township Supervisors that attend monthly meetings to ensure that the needs of West Newton are addressed. These officials have been elected by the citizens of West Newton and work together to pass legislation that benefits the community as a whole. With its strong sense of civic pride, West Newton is a great place for those interested in getting involved in politics at a local level.
The political climate in Zip 15089 (West Newton, 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 15089 (West Newton, PA) is moderately conservative.
West Newton, 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.
West Newton, 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 15089 (West Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 716 contributions totaling $14,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $11,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)