Once a union stronghold, now among Pennsylvania's reddest counties
Fayette County's coalfield heritage shaped decades of Democratic dominance, but a long decline in mining employment has coincided with a dramatic partisan realignment — the 2024 presidential margin reached R+38, one of the widest swings in the state.
Contextual statewide polling for Pennsylvania. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.