Editing Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Government and politics==
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! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''12%'' ''1,102''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''86%'' ''7,392''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''0.6%'' ''55''
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''8%'' ''628''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''91%'' ''7,341''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''121''
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| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''9%'' ''747''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''90%'' ''7,876''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''86''
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Wilkinsburg is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]], located in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|U.S. Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]; which means that Wilkinsburg is a self-governing [[Municipality|municipal]] entity, of the sort often thought of as a [[town]]. Wilkinsburg Borough is organized into three wards: First, Second, and Third.

Overall oversight of Wilkinsburg Borough is by the borough council. The borough council generally consists of nine elected representatives, three from each ward. Wilkinsburg has or has associated various boards, committees, and authorities. Wilkinsburg also has a mayor and a borough manager. Wilkinsburg Borough authorities, boards, and commissions include the Civil Service Commission, the Community Art and Civic Design Commission, the Citizens Advisory Commission on Shade Trees, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, the Planning Commission, the Zoning Hearing Board, the Board of Library Directors, the Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, and the Municipal Authority.

Public education is handled by the Wilkinsburg School District's board of directors, in combination with the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]], and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The domain of public education is separate from that of the borough.

Wilkinsburg water and sewage services are provided through a [[Municipal authority (Pennsylvania)|municipal authority]], the Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority, a coalition serving several communities. The Wilkinsburg Borough Council appoints three members to the board.

Wilkinsburg voters voted predominantly for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections.