South Fayette, PA is a small town located in Allegheny County. It is home to a diverse population with a wide range of political views. The town has an active local government that works to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents. The elected officials represent the opinions of the citizens, making sure that their voices are heard on matters such as taxes, public safety, and education. Elections are held every few years where candidates compete for positions in the Town Council or Mayor's office. These elections provide a great opportunity for local residents to get involved in politics and make their voices heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in South Fayette, 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
South Fayette, 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.
South Fayette, 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 South Fayette, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,943 contributions totaling $118,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,043 contributions totaling $276,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)