The town of Tarentum, Pennsylvania is located in Allegheny County and is part of the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area. While the population of the town is not available, it is estimated that over 8,000 people call this small borough home. The politics in the region are largely Democratic, with a majority of elected officials representing the party within the county. At the local level, leaders focus on issues relevant to their citizens such as economic development, public safety and infrastructure projects. Many initiatives have been undertaken by both local and state representatives to ensure that Tarentum remains a safe and vibrant community for its residents. There are currently no known political candidates from Tarentum running for office at this time. However, those wishing to get involved in politics can do so by joining local organizations and volunteering their time or by attending meetings with their county representatives.
The political climate in Zip 15084 (Tarentum, 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 15084 (Tarentum, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Tarentum, 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.
Tarentum, 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 15084 (Tarentum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $23,155 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $47,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $639 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)