The town of 15071 Oakdale, PA is home to a diverse and vibrant community. It is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and is part of the Greater Pittsburgh Area. The local government encompasses a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the executive leader of the town and a council representing different wards within the community. While there are no current political candidates running for office in 15071 Oakdale, residents are encouraged to get involved in their local politics through community meetings or events hosted by their local representatives. The town also takes part in larger county-wide initiatives such as voter registration drives or public forums on important topics such as education and healthcare. Regardless of party affiliation, Oakdale citizens have an opportunity to make their voices heard at the grassroots level and help shape their hometown’s future.
The political climate in Zip 15071 (Oakdale, 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 15071 (Oakdale, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Oakdale, 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.
Oakdale, 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 15071 (Oakdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $22,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $39,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)