The politics in Deer Lake borough, PA are active and vibrant. The community takes a strong interest in the policies and activities of local government and is eager to make sure their voices are heard. Local elections are usually contested as residents take to the polls to decide who will serve on the borough council and other boards that help shape the future of Deer Lake. Candidates often have differing opinions on how best to manage borough resources and improve resident quality of life. Community discussions surrounding these issues often provide great insight into what matters most to those living in Deer Lake Borough. To ensure their concerns are met, residents stay engaged with local politics, engaging in discussions, attending public meetings, participating in campaigns and casting their votes each election cycle.
The political climate in Deer Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Deer Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville Metro Area is very 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.
Deer Lake, Pennsylvania: r r r R 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 Deer Lake, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 317 contributions totaling $16,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $102,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)