West Mifflin, PA is a political hotbed in Allegheny County. The local elections are always hotly contested, as citizens of the town have strong opinions on the issues that matter most to them. In recent years, the town has been represented by Democratic and Republican candidates for city council, mayor, and school board seats. Candidates from both parties are passionate about important issues like infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and education. Citizens of West Mifflin take their political responsibilities seriously and always cast their ballots with thoughtfulness and consideration. Political debates are commonplace throughout the year as candidates seek to win over voters and prove their commitment to the community. As West Mifflin continues to move forward into an uncertain future, local politics will remain an integral part of the town’s history and culture.
The political climate in West Mifflin, 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
West Mifflin, 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.
West Mifflin, 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 West Mifflin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,948 contributions totaling $105,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 760 contributions totaling $94,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)