The politics in 15233 Pittsburgh, PA are largely shaped by the local government that serves the area. This includes representatives from the city and state levels. At the city level, voters in the area are represented by City Councilpersons, who work together to set policy for 15233 Pittsburgh. On a larger scale, citizens of 15233 are represented at the state level by state legislators such as members of the House and Senate. These officials work together to pass laws that affect all residents in Pennsylvania. Local elections also take place throughout 15233 Pittsburgh on a regular basis that allow residents to choose their local representatives who will serve them best. The local elected officials help shape and define the political environment in this part of Pennsylvania and ensure that their constituents have access to resources and services they need for their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 15233 (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 15233 (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 15233 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 676 contributions totaling $150,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $25,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)