The small borough of Leetsdale, PA is located in Allegheny County and has a history of strong civic involvement. Politics in the area have been heavily influenced by local organizations such as the Leetsdale Community Council, which works to ensure that all members of the community are heard. The council works to keep citizens informed on important issues and actively participates in decision-making processes that affect local government. Furthermore, the community council often hosts public forums where residents can share their opinions about political matters and voice concerns regarding current policies or proposed initiatives. Additionally, it provides support to local candidates running for office and helps them gain name recognition in the community so they can better serve residents. Overall, politics in 15056 Leetsdale are focused on keeping citizens engaged and involved in making sure that their voices are heard on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 15056 (Leetsdale, 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 15056 (Leetsdale, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Leetsdale, 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.
Leetsdale, 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 15056 (Leetsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $533 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)