In 15223 Pittsburgh, PA, the local politics are focused on making sure the area remains a safe and prosperous place for its residents. The city makes sure that high quality services are provided to its citizens, including public safety, street maintenance, and economic development. City Council Members work hard to ensure that they represent their constituents and make decisions that benefit their neighborhoods. They also take into account the opinions of their constituents when deciding on legislation or city initiatives. Local candidates running for office strive to bring new ideas and solutions to the table while also listening to the needs of their constituents. Overall, 15223 Pittsburgh strives to maintain an effective political system that works in favor of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 15223 (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 15223 (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 15223 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 284 contributions totaling $21,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)