Port Vue is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,680 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Port Vue is located in western Pennsylvania along the Youghiogheny River near its confluence with the more navigable Monongahela River. It is bounded by McKeesport to the north, Liberty to the east and south and Glassport to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which , or 3.54%, is water.
Education
Port Vue is served by the South Allegheny School District.
Police
The Port Vue Police Department is based at 1194 Romine Avenue. There are currently 4 full-time and 3 part-time officers serving the borough.
History
In 1891, approximately 500 residents of Lincoln Township decided to create a new borough. They met in a school house on the old Edmundson farm, and initially thought of naming the new borough "Grandview". However, because of the beautiful view of the port that McKeesport maintained on the Youghiogheny River, they agreed on Port Vue instead. Since then, war veterans and coal miners commonly lived in Port Vue. Port Vue borough was incorporated on September 20, 1892.
Government and politics
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third parties
|-
| 2020
| style="text-align:center;" |59% 1,091
| style="text-align:center;" |40% 737
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 18
|-
| 2016
| style="text-align:center;" |59% 1,005
| style="text-align:center;" |38% 640
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3% 41
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:center;" |51% 788
| style="text-align:center;" |48% 739
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 25
|-
| 2008
| style="text-align:center;" |48% 865
| style="text-align:center;" |50% 899
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 26
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |2024 US Presidential Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Running-Mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Republican
|Donald Trump
|JD Vance
|1080
|58.19
|-
|Democratic
|Kamala Harris
|Tim Walz
|757
|40.79
|-
|Green
|Jill Stein
|Rudolph Ware
|7
|0.38
|-
|Libertarian
|Chase Oliver
|Mike ter Maat
|5
|0.27
|-
| colspan="3" |Write-In Candidates
|7
|0.38
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |2020 US Presidential Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Running-Mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Republican
|Donald Trump
|Mike Pence
|1091
|58.81
|-
|Democratic
|Joe Biden
|Kamala Harris
|737
|39.73
|-
|Libertarian
|Jo Jorgensen
|Spike Cohen
|18
|0.97
|-
| colspan="3" |Write-In Candidates
|9
|0.49
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |2016 US Presidential Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Running-Mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Republican
|Donald Trump
|Mike Pence
|1005
|59.26
|-
|Democratic
|Hillary Clinton
|Tim Kaine
|640
|37.74
|-
|Libertarian
|Gary Johnson
|Bill Weld
|33
|1.95
|-
|Green
|Jill Stein
|Ajamu Baraka
|6
|0.35
|-
|Constitution
|Darrell Castle
|Scott Bradley
|2
|0.12
|-
| colspan="3" |Write In Candidates
|10
|0.59
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |2012 US Presidential Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Running-Mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Republican
|Mitt Romney
|Paul Ryan
|793
|50.32
|-
|Democratic
|Barack Obama
|Joe Biden
|752
|47.72
|-
|Libertarian
|Gary Johnson
|Jim Gray
|15
|0.95
|-
|Green
|Jill Stein
|Cheri Honkala
|10
|0.63
|-
| colspan="3" |Write In Candidates
|6
|0.38
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |2008 US Presidential Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Running-Mate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Democratic
|Barack Obama
|Joe Biden
|899
|50.22
|-
|Republican
|John McCain
|Sarah Palin
|865
|48.32
|-
|Independent
|Ralph Nader
|Matt Gonzalez
|15
|0.84
|-
|Libertarian
|Bob Barr
|Wayne Root
|3
|0.17
|-
| colspan="3" |Write In Candidates
|8
|0.45
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |2022 US Senate Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Democratic
|John Fetterman
|686
|49.85
|-
|Republican
|Mehmet Oz
|653
|47.46
|-
|Libertarian
|Erik Gerhardt
|18
|1.31
|-
|Green
|Richard Weiss
|8
|0.58
|-
|Keystone
|Daniel Wassmer
|8
|0.58
|-
| colspan="2" |Write In Candidates
|3
|0.22
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |2022 US Congress PA District 12 Election Results in Port Vue
|-
!Party
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
|Republican
|Mike Doyle
|824
|61.82
|-
|Democratic
|Summer Lee
|500
|37.51
|-
| colspan="2" |Write In Candidates
|9
|0.68
|}
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Port Vue had a population of 3,680. The median age was 44.5 years. 19.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,643 households in Port Vue, of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.0% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.