The Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area has a strong political presence due to its large population and many local politicians. The city is home to nearly 2.3 million people, making it the 22nd largest city in the United States. Politically, the area is represented by 3 US Congressional Districts. It is also represented by a total of 16 state Senate districts and 28 state House districts. On the county level, there are nine counties in Allegheny County and three in Westmoreland County that make up the Pittsburgh Metro Area. In addition to these government representatives, there are also numerous local elected officials such as mayors, council members, school board members, etc., who all play an important role in governing the area’s communities and providing public services. The region boasts strong voter turnout with high levels of civic engagement and active involvement from local residents on issues affecting their daily lives.
The political climate in Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Pittsburgh Metro Area 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pittsburgh metro area remained narrowly Republican, 50.7% to 47.9%.
The Pittsburgh metro area voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previou.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: d d d r r r
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Pittsburgh Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120,478 contributions totaling $26,525,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30,309 contributions totaling $17,832,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $588 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)