Politics in PA (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton: suburbs, metro area, areas)

[Aylalou]

I realize that PA tends to be mostly Republican. Are there any areas that are more Democratic than Republican with the exception of Philadelphia? What about Harrisburg?

[ScranBarre]

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is overwhelmingly Democratic, but if you're looking for the "progressive" sorts of Democrats then look elsewhere.

[brokenwallclock]

What about Philadelphia??

[mams1559]

Philly and Pittsburgh are the "hubs" or democratic strongholds for liberal democrats. Overall registration in the state shows more people are registered democrats than republicans. However, many who register democrat are what you could call "Regan democrats" or "conservative democrats". That's true of my area. They register democrat because they're in the union and the union supports the dems... but socially, they're more conservative than, let's say, a California or NYC democrat.

[PeterRabbit]

Pittsburgh hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1936.

[zip95]

Originally Posted by Aylalou

I realize that PA tends to be mostly Republican. Are there any areas that are more Democratic than Republican with the exception of Philadelphia? What about Harrisburg?

Pa is mostly Republican???...I don't think so... PA voted for Kerry Gore Clinton and Clinton. The democratic governer is a liberal. Conservative Senator Rick Santorum lost to Democrat Bob Casey in one of the worst landslides our state has ever seen. Our republican Senator Arlen Spector is one the most liberal Senators in the Senate. Dems outnumber republicans... Pa is not "mostly Repiblican" by any measure.

[Dawne]

The largest geographical area in PA is Republican, but that area is mostly rural with lower population density. The Democrats tend to be centered in the cities, with the higher population density. The cities outvote the rural areas and that makes PA a Democrat state. So, if you had a red/blue map you'd see more red areas, with blue "dots" in the corners and lower center.

[toobusytoday]

Well, PA used to be a Republican state.....

Pa. Democrats now outnumber GOP by almost 1.2 million | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/17/2008

"Since the April primary, Democrats have added to their record margin and now outnumber Republicans by almost 1.2 million statewide. And Democrats have made dramatic gains in Philadelphia's suburbs."

[danwxman]

Harrisburg city is overwhelmingly Democrat and a few suburbs are Democrat but the metro area is known for being a Republican stronghold. However, that is changing. Democrats have had huge registration gains in the Harrisburg suburbs, so much so that Dauphin county (for the first time in history) now has more Democrats then Republicans. With increasing migration from other more liberal metros, we are seeing a shift in the Harrisburg area...it's becoming more of a "swing" region.

[zip95]

Originally Posted by Dawne

The largest geographical area in PA is Republican, but that area is mostly rural with lower population density. The Democrats tend to be centered in the cities, with the higher population density. The cities outvote the rural areas and that makes PA a Democrat state. So, if you had a red/blue map you'd see more red areas, with blue "dots" in the corners and lower center.

Geographical area has nothing to do with anything. 1 person gets one vote... not 1 square mile gets one vote.

Using "geographical area" logic we could say America is a country of desert dwellers... since the desert occupies a large geographical area