Kittanning Borough, located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is a vibrant community whose politics are focused on local initiatives and events. The Borough Council is comprised of 7 elected members who serve staggered 4-year terms and are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Borough. Kittanning Borough residents elect their Mayor every four years and they elect a Tax Collector every six years. In addition to the elected officials, there is an active group of volunteer committees and organizations that meet regularly to discuss local issues and plan events throughout the year. The goal is to ensure Kittanning Borough remains a desirable place to live, work, and play for all its residents.
The political climate in Kittanning, PA is moderately conservative.
Armstrong County, PA is very conservative. In Armstrong County, PA 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Armstrong county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.2%.
Armstrong county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kittanning, PA is moderately conservative.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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.
Kittanning, Pennsylvania: R R R R R R
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 Kittanning, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $21,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $54,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)