The small borough of Port Vue, Pennsylvania, located within Allegheny County, is an area steeped in local politics and rife with civic engagement. The Borough Council consists of 6 members who are elected by the community every 4 years to provide guidance and decisions on all municipal matters. Additionally, representatives from the state legislature are elected from the 15133 area to serve in Harrisburg and advocate for the interests of their constituents. Political participation is highly encouraged throughout Port Vue's tight-knit community as citizens have the power to make a real difference through voting and voicing their opinions during council meetings. Despite its modest population size, Port Vue boasts a vibrant political atmosphere that values transparency and an open dialogue between government officials and residents alike.
The political climate in Zip 15133 (Port Vue, 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 15133 (Port Vue, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Port Vue, 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.
Port Vue, 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 15133 (Port Vue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $7,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)