Clairton, Pennsylvania is a small city located in the southwestern part of Allegheny County. It is home to a diverse population and has a vibrant political landscape. The City of Clairton is governed by an elected Mayor and Council, who are responsible for setting policy for the city. Local elections are held regularly to decide who will fill these positions and help lead the community. Currently, there are numerous candidates vying for office in various roles, such as Mayor, Council members, and Auditor. These candidates bring their unique perspectives and backgrounds to the table, making it an exciting time in Clairton politics.
The political climate in Clairton, 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
Clairton, 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.
Clairton, 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 Clairton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 403 contributions totaling $16,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $41,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)