The politics in Dunmore, Pennsylvania are driven by the local residents who give their time and resources to elect representatives that serve the best interests of the community. The governing body of the town is the Borough Council, which is comprised of 5 elected officials who work together to create laws, regulations, and policies that benefit all citizens. The Mayor serves as both a political leader and administrative head of government in addition to managing daily operations for the borough. Other important roles within the political system include Councilors-at-Large, auditors, and various department heads who oversee departments related to public health, safety, finance and other community services. In recent years Dunmore has seen increased participation in local elections from younger generations looking to make a difference in their home town and ensure its future prosperity.
The political climate in Dunmore, PA is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunmore, PA is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Dunmore, Pennsylvania: D D D D d d
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 Dunmore, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,651 contributions totaling $916,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 599 contributions totaling $255,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)