Oakdale, PA is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. The local politics are largely determined by the Borough Council which consists of seven members elected from five wards. The council is responsible for making laws and regulations to benefit the community as a whole, including setting taxes, appointing personnel, and passing ordinances. The mayor serves as the head of government in Oakdale and is elected every four years by popular vote. There are also several other local offices such as the police chief, fire chief, public works director, and treasurer that help provide Oakdale with necessary services. In addition to having an active local government, many citizens take part in nonpartisan events such as town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important matters affecting the area. These events provide a platform for meaningful dialogue between residents and local officials which helps shape policy decisions that affect everyone living in Oakdale.
The political climate in Oakdale, 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
Oakdale, 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.
Oakdale, 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 Oakdale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $22,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $39,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)