Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Allegheny County and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. It is known for its diverse cultural influences, historic architecture, and strong sense of community. Politically, Wilkinsburg has traditionally leaned Democrat with most local elections won by the Democratic candidate. Recently, the borough council members have been working hard to bring economic growth and development to the area through initiatives like infrastructure improvements and business investment. Wilkinsburg is also proud of its commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice. The town has a history of progressive politics and many grassroots organizations dedicated to supporting their local community. Local political candidates often focus on promoting these values as well as listening to the needs of their constituents.
The political climate in Wilkinsburg, PA is strongly 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
Wilkinsburg, PA is strongly 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.
Wilkinsburg, 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 Wilkinsburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,732 contributions totaling $509,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 545 contributions totaling $78,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)