The politics of 15207 Pittsburgh, PA are shaped by the needs and interests of its diverse population. Every election cycle, the area sees a range of local candidates running for office that reflect the interests of the community. The city’s mayor, council members and other local officials are all elected by the residents to ensure that their voices are heard and their vision is represented. Additionally, there is an active political discourse within the community to discuss potential solutions to local problems and how best to move forward as a city. Issues such as public safety, education, taxes and infrastructure have been major topics of discussion in recent elections. Through these ongoing conversations and elections, 15207 Pittsburgh, PA is able to maintain a vibrant political climate where residents work together towards a better future for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 15207 (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 15207 (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 15207 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $7,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $17,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)