The borough of Bethel Park, PA (15102) is an established community with a population of 32,313 as of the 2010 census. The local government consists of seven council members elected by the residents to represent them in matters such as taxes, community beautification, and public safety. The current mayor is Jack Allen, who was recently re-elected for a third consecutive term. Every four years, elections are held for the council members and mayor. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on initiatives such as improving infrastructure, increasing access to resources and services for underserved populations, and developing local businesses. Residents are highly engaged in politics, actively participating in debates about key issues to ensure that their voices are heard at both the local and state level.
The political climate in Zip 15102 (Bethel Park, 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 15102 (Bethel Park, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Bethel Park, 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.
Bethel Park, 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 15102 (Bethel Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 911 contributions totaling $78,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 478 contributions totaling $142,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)