Dravosburg, PA is a small town located in southwestern Pennsylvania with a population of just over 5,000. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government in which the mayor is elected to serve as the chief executive and the council members are elected by voters to represent their wards. The current mayor of Dravosburg is Tom Webster and the five council members are Bob Stevens, Mary Higgins, Bill Jones, Sue Smith and Jane Jackson. The city operates under a home rule charter which grants them autonomy in running their own affairs while still adhering to state laws and regulations. Issues that have been addressed recently include improving infrastructure and creating economic development initiatives. Local political candidates have consistently focused on making sure that all residents have access to necessary services such as trash collection, street repair and safe neighborhoods. Dravosburg’s commitment to staying connected and engaged within the community is evident through its consistent involvement in local events such as festivals, public forums and other activities.
The political climate in Dravosburg, 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
Dravosburg, 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.
Dravosburg, 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 Dravosburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)