Crafton, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Allegheny County. The political scene in Crafton is dominated by the Republican party, though there are also strong Democratic and Independent voices. The two major parties compete to represent the interests of residents in municipal elections. Local politicians have become increasingly active in the community, reaching out to voters and attending events to better understand their needs and concerns. Issues that have been important to the city include housing affordability, public safety, transportation infrastructure, and economic development. Residents can express their views on these topics through open forums with local elected officials or by joining neighborhood associations or civic groups which often have representatives who report back to City Council. Regardless of political affiliation, Crafton residents come together to make decisions that serve the common good of all citizens.
The political climate in Crafton, PA is somewhat 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
Crafton, PA is somewhat 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.
Crafton, 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 Crafton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,469 contributions totaling $417,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $60,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)