Pittston, PA is a small city located in northeast Pennsylvania. It is an important part of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre metropolitan area. Politics in Pittston is largely dominated by the Democratic Party. The mayor of Pittston is Michael Lombardo, who has held office since 2016. Mayor Lombardo’s mission is to create an environment that will attract business and industry while still preserving the historic charm of the city. He has been instrumental in helping to bring new businesses to Pittston, resulting in increased job opportunities and economic growth. Additionally, he has focused on improving public safety and quality of life initiatives for residents of the city. Along with Mayor Lombardo, there are several local political candidates running for office within the city. They include representation from both major parties along with independent candidates as well. These candidates are all committed to helping make Pittston a better place to live, work, and raise a family.
The political climate in Pittston, PA is leaning 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
Pittston, PA is leaning 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.
Pittston, 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 Pittston, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $122,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $57,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)