Buck, PA is a small town located in the rolling hills of Eastern Pennsylvania. The town has a population of around 10,000 people and is largely known for its peaceful atmosphere and tight knit community. Politically the town leans to the moderate side with both Democratic and Republican parties having a presence in the area. In total there are three different local political candidates running in Buck this year, two Republicans and one Democrat. All of the candidates have promised to work hard to improve their respective communities should they be elected into office. Their platforms are all centered around keeping taxes low while increasing funding for services such as education, health care, and public safety. While some residents may disagree on who will be the best candidate for office, most agree that each individual has the best interests of Buck at heart.
The political climate in Buck, PA is moderately 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
Buck, PA is moderately 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.
Buck, 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 Buck, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,903 contributions totaling $146,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $92,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)