The borough of Sewickley, Pennsylvania is a vibrant and rapidly growing community in western Allegheny County. It has an ever-increasing population, with recent estimates showing that the borough is home to over 4,000 people. The local politics in Sewickley are managed by the Borough Council, who are elected by its citizens every two years. The Council is responsible for overseeing the operations of the town and making decisions on all matters relating to its governance. In addition to this, they also provide input on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth.
The current council members each bring different experiences and perspectives to their positions, which helps ensure that the best interests of Sewickley’s residents are represented in their decision-making process. All council members are committed to working together to create a better future for the town’s residents through proactive leadership and thoughtful decision-making. In addition to this, the council organizes various community events throughout the year which bring people together and provide opportunities for them to become more involved in their local government.
The political climate in Sewickley, PA is somewhat 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
Sewickley, PA is somewhat 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.
Sewickley, 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 Sewickley, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,420 contributions totaling $1,088,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,640 contributions totaling $1,645,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,003 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)