Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. The city has had a long history of engagement in the political realm, with many prominent citizens having served in local, state, and even national offices. In recent years, Pittsburgh has seen an uptick in involvement with progressive candidates running for office. This includes both Democrats and Independents who are devoted to creating change within their communities. In addition to these progressive candidates, the city also sees representation from Republicans and other conservative candidates as well. Regardless of party affiliation or ideology, all political candidates must adhere to the same high standards set out by Pittsburgh residents in order to be successful at the polls. With dedicated members of the community engaging in politics on all sides of the aisle, it is sure to continue being an active space for dialogue and progress in the years ahead.
The political climate in Pittsburgh, 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
Pittsburgh, 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.
Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59,965 contributions totaling $19,268,769 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,037 contributions totaling $6,385,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $907 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)