Shippingport, PA is a small town situated in western Pennsylvania. Despite its size, the politics of Shippingport are quite active with many local residents engaging in political dialogue and action. Every two years, local candidates run for mayor, council members, and other important positions within the city. These local politicians often hold public meetings and debates to discuss issues that affect the community. During these meetings, citizens can share their views and ask questions about the candidates’ platforms and policies. Political canvassing is also common in Shippingport as it serves as an effective way to reach out to voters ahead of elections. Shippingport residents take pride in being involved in politics as it helps them remain informed on local issues that can have an impact on their well-being.
The political climate in Shippingport, PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver County, PA is moderately conservative. In Beaver County, PA 40.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaver county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 40.4%.
Beaver county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shippingport, PA is moderately conservative.
Beaver County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Shippingport, Pennsylvania: d d 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 Shippingport, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,102 contributions totaling $74,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $810,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)