Cheswick, Pennsylvania is a small town located near the Allegheny River. The town is known for its rural charm and its history of agricultural production. Recently, Cheswick has seen a transition to more of a suburban community as people move into the area due to its proximity to Pittsburgh and other nearby attractions. Politically, Cheswick tends to lean towards conservative ideals. The majority of voters in the area tend to vote Republican in elections, although there are still some Democratic supporters present in the local population. Local politics in Cheswick are primarily concerned with issues such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure and economic development. There are also many initiatives being undertaken by local politicians aimed at improving quality of life for residents and businesses alike. Residents have an active voice in local politics through regular meetings with elected officials and town council members.
The political climate in Cheswick, PA is leaning 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
Cheswick, PA is leaning 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.
Cheswick, 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 Cheswick, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 546 contributions totaling $38,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $15,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)