Swissvale, Pennsylvania is an excellent example of a tight-knit community in the state. It’s a place where people know their neighbors and help one another out in times of need. Politically speaking, residents are very aware of and involved in local issues. While there are no current local political candidates due to the size of the borough, many residents are passionate about what’s happening on a larger scale and actively participate in state and national politics. They vote regularly on local matters such as zoning changes and school taxes, ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government. Swissvale serves as an important reminder that even small communities can make a big difference when it comes to making smart decisions about the future.
The political climate in Swissvale, PA is moderately liberal.
Allegheny County, PA is moderately liberal. In Allegheny County, PA 59.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegheny county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.4% to 39.0%.
Allegheny county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swissvale, PA is moderately liberal.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is moderately liberal.
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.
Swissvale, Pennsylvania: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Swissvale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,185 contributions totaling $434,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 237 contributions totaling $43,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)