In the 15216 zip code of Pittsburgh, PA, politics are an important part of the local community. There are several civic organizations in the area that focus on promoting political participation, as well as multiple representatives at all levels of government who work to address the needs of their constituents. The zip code is represented by state representatives Jake Wheatley and Adam Ravenstahl in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senator Jay Costa in the Pennsylvania Senate. At the national level, Mike Doyle represents the 15216 zip code in Congress. There are also numerous local races every year for school board members, city council members, and judges. The residents of 15216 are engaged with their local politics and take part in elections to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 15216 (Pittsburgh, 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
Zip 15216 (Pittsburgh, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 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.
Pittsburgh, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 15216 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,279 contributions totaling $158,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $31,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)