The politics in South Park, PA are an interesting mix of local and state issues. Local politicians work to ensure the safety of their constituents, while also advocating for the interests of their community. They focus on initiatives that will improve the quality of life for residents, such as infrastructure improvements, education initiatives, and economic development in the area. State politicians focus on larger issues like healthcare reform and legislation related to environmental protection. Both levels of government work together to ensure that all citizens have access to services they need and a voice in their government. Residents can stay informed about current events by attending local town meetings or visiting their local representatives' websites. It is through involvement with these officials that South Park's citizens are able to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding important matters affecting them and their community.
The political climate in South Park, PA is leaning 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
South Park, PA is leaning 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.
South Park, 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 South Park, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,013 contributions totaling $61,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $59,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)