Fox Chapel, PA is a small borough located in Allegheny County, just northeast of the city of Pittsburgh. The area is known for its rural charm and small-town atmosphere, marked by open spaces, wooded hillsides, and rolling meadows. Despite its size and lack of population compared to larger cities, Fox Chapel nevertheless has an active political scene. Local residents are encouraged to engage in conversations around politics and participate in government activities when they can. From running for office to attending meetings and even engaging in local campaigns, there are plenty of ways that citizens can get involved with the politics of Fox Chapel. Even if one cannot run for office or attend important meetings, staying informed on current events and upcoming elections is still an important way for citizens to stay engaged with the politics of this small town.
The political climate in Fox Chapel, 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
Fox Chapel, 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.
Fox Chapel, 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 Fox Chapel, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,936 contributions totaling $1,793,728 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $456 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,603 contributions totaling $3,190,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,990 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)