Thornburg, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the heart of the state. The town prides itself on its tight-knit community and its active involvement in local politics. The people of Thornburg take an active role in their government by attending city council meetings, voting in local elections, and running for office to represent their interests. During election seasons, the citizens of Thornburg come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them and to cast their votes for the candidates that they believe will best serve their town. The political climate of Thornburg is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its citizens while protecting the rights and freedoms of all individuals.
The political climate in Thornburg, 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
Thornburg, 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.
Thornburg, 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 Thornburg, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,469 contributions totaling $417,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $60,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)