 Cwmgors sits in the Neath constituency and is thus represented in Parliament by Christina Rees and in the National Assembly for Wales by Jeremy Miles, Bethan Jenkins, Peter Black, Byron Davis, and Suzy Davies.Its church, Llanfair, falls under the Diocese of St David's.Its Welsh-medium primary school feeds to three local comprehensive schools, namely Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera for fully Welsh-medium education, Ysgol Uwchradd Dyffryn Aman for Welsh- and English-medium education, and Cwmtawe Community Comprehensive School for English-medium education.