West Easton favored Donald Trump for President, over Hillary Clinton.
Turnout was high, as it was for the entire nation. 538 residents went to the polls (71.05% of eligible voters).
I had the privilege of being the first voter yesterday morning, and as a line of about 10 people formed before the door opened, I had a chance to talk with a couple of people. While we never said who we were voting for, it was pretty plain that we weren’t voting “for” anyone. It was a vote against the “other one.”
While some may have wanted to shake up the system and send a message to the previously elected, I think most just voted for who they believed to be the lesser of two evils.
These are the West Easton results of the top finishers (Green indicates winner in general election):
President of The United States
(R) Trump 283
(D) Clinton 224
Senator
(R) Toomey 271
(D) McGinty 227
Auditor
(R) Brown 245
(D) DePasquale 220
Attorney General
(R) Rafferty 246
(D) Shapiro 238
Treasurer
(D) Torsella 240
(R) Voit 225
Rep in Congress 17th
(R) Connelly 255
(D) Cartwright 229
Rep. in Gen Assy (Uncontested)
Freeman 310
Disclaimer: On January 4, 2016, the owner of WestEastonPA.com began serving on the West Easton Council following an election. Postings and all content found on this website are the opinions of Matthew A. Dees and may not necessarily represent the opinion of the governing body for The Borough of West Easton.
