15697 Youngwood, PA is a small town located in Westmoreland County. It has a population of around 2,000 and is most well-known for its historic downtown area and vibrant community. Politically, 15697 Youngwood is part of Pennsylvania’s 39th Senate district, represented by Senator Wayne D. Fontana. The 39th Senate District also includes the cities of Crafton, Ingram, Millvale, Pittsburgh, Rosslyn Farms, Sharpsburg and parts of the South Hills region of Allegheny County. At the state level, 15697 Youngwood is represented by members from both major parties as well as independent candidates. On the local level there are numerous political figures representing the 15697 Youngwood area in various municipal offices such as mayor or council member. As with all other small towns across America, politics in 15697 Youngwood focus on issues that directly affect its citizens such as economic development and public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 15697 (Youngwood, 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 15697 (Youngwood, PA) is moderately conservative.
Youngwood, 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.
Youngwood, 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 15697 (Youngwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $5,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)