Tarentum, Pennsylvania is a borough located in Allegheny County. It is home to a vibrant community, with many events and activities for its residents. Politically, Tarentum is governed by an elected mayor and council. The mayor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the borough, as well as setting budgets and policy that will affect the quality of life for all citizens. There are several local political organizations dedicated to aiding in this process, such as the Tarentum Borough Council and the Tarentum Economic Development Corporation. These organizations work together to ensure that resources are being allocated to benefit the entire community. In recent years, there has been a push to improve infrastructure in Tarentum as well. This includes expanding sidewalks and bike lanes, creating green spaces, improving public transportation systems, and investing in economic development initiatives. As the population of Tarentum grows, so do the opportunities for political engagement and involvement among its citizens.
The political climate in Tarentum, 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
Tarentum, 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.
Tarentum, 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 Tarentum, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $23,155 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $47,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $639 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)