The politics in the 15203 zip code of Pittsburgh, PA are largely driven by representation from the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners. This board is comprised of nine members, with one commissioner representing each district. These commissioners work to make decisions that will benefit all residents of the county, including those living in 15203. In addition to county representation, local government is also important to the area and is provided by the City Council of Pittsburgh. This council consists of nine members who represent different neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and hold regular meetings at City Hall. As a result of both county and city governments, citizens living in 15203 have access to local political representatives that can help them understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
The political climate in Zip 15203 (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 15203 (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 15203 (Pittsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,797 contributions totaling $193,097 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $66,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)