South Versailles, PA is a small town with a strong sense of community and political participation. Residents are passionate about local politics and regularly attend town hall meetings to find out what is happening in their community. The current mayor is Marcy Geller, an experienced and respected leader who was elected in 2018. The city council consists of five members who are all responsible for creating policies and making decisions that will benefit the people of South Versailles. There are also several organizations dedicated to providing information about important issues, such as the South Versailles Environmental Commission, which works to protect our natural resources. Local elections take place every two years, giving residents the opportunity to elect representatives that represent their interests and concerns. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of South Versailles to ensure that their voices are heard by their elected representatives in order to create a better future for everyone in the community.
The political climate in South Versailles, 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 Versailles, 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 Versailles, 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 Versailles, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $52,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $16,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)