The small town of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania is home to a tight-knit community who take pride in their strong local government and involvement in politics. Residents are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard and that the people they elect to public office are true to their word. With local elections often being contested by multiple candidates, the citizens of Mountain Top take their responsibility seriously when it comes to casting their vote. The political atmosphere of the town is vibrant and engaging as residents actively participate in debates about issues concerning the community. Local politicians must focus on what is best for Mountain Top and strive for progress on important topics such as education, infrastructure, healthcare, and economic development.
The political climate in Mountain Top, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Luzerne County, PA 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Luzerne county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.3%.
Luzerne county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountain Top, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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.
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania: d d d d R R
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Mountain Top, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,215 contributions totaling $236,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 582 contributions totaling $313,734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)