15239 Plum, PA is a small suburb of the greater Pittsburgh region. The citizens of 15239 Plum, PA are heavily involved in local politics and take their civic duties seriously. Local elections are very important events within the community, as they determine who will represent the people and make decisions for their welfare. Many candidates from different political parties seek to represent the citizens of 15239 Plum, PA in local government and ensure that their voices are heard. Each election cycle brings its own set of challenges and opportunities for the citizens of 15239 Plum, PA to choose who will be representing them in office. As such, it is essential that residents pay attention to what each candidate is bringing to the table before making an informed decision at the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 15239 (Plum, 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 15239 (Plum, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Plum, 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.
Plum, 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 15239 (Plum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 751 contributions totaling $48,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $55,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)