Editing Tarentum, Pennsylvania (section)

==Government and politics==
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Third parties]]
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| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''53%'' ''986''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''44%'' ''808''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''35''
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| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''52%'' ''780''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''47%'' ''710''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''21''
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| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''45%'' ''647''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''54%'' ''780''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''24''
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Tarentum Borough operates under a council–manager form of government. In this system, policy decisions are made by an elected Borough Council, while administrative and day-to-day operations are handled by a professional Borough Manager. The current Mayor is Robert Lang, who began his first full term in January 2022. Council is led by President Scott Dadowski and includes representatives from each ward and at-large members. Dwight Boddorf serves as Borough Manager, appointed in September 2022 to oversee municipal operations and implement council directives. This structure is designed to balance democratic leadership with professional administration, promoting efficiency and accountability in local governance.