East Pittsburgh, PA is a small borough located just outside of Pittsburgh, PA. With a population of just over 1,800 people, the local politics of East Pittsburgh are largely driven by its tight-knit community and dedicated individuals. The residents take an active interest in their local government and elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Local politics involve debates on various issues like education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Elected officials also strive to maintain good communication with their constituents through regular Town Hall meetings and other events where they can interact directly with citizens. In addition to these actions, the local political scene often sees passionate campaigns during election seasons. Candidates make sure they have solid platforms that address the real concerns of the district as well as reaching out to voters in person or through social media. Regardless of who holds office in East Pittsburgh's local government, residents can rest assured that their voices will be heard when it comes to making changes in their community.
The political climate in East 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
East 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.
East 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 East Pittsburgh, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $3,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)