The politics of 15217 Pittsburgh, PA are very important to its citizens. The area is represented in the House of Representatives by Mike Doyle, who was elected to the position in 2018 and is currently serving his 13th term. He is a member of the Democratic party and has held various positions within the federal government since 1994. Additionally, Matt Smith serves as the state representative for this district, also as a member of the Democratic party and elected in 2018. Both candidates are committed to advocating for the needs of their constituents in Pittsburgh and throughout Pennsylvania, ensuring that they have access to equal opportunities and representation at local, state, and national levels.
The political climate in Zip 15217 (Pittsburgh, PA) is moderately 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 15217 (Pittsburgh, PA) is moderately liberal.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is moderately 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 15217 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,857 contributions totaling $2,170,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 661 contributions totaling $317,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)