The small town of Duryea, PA is home to many residents who care deeply about their community and its future. The politics in the area reflect this sentiment, with a number of local candidates vying for the chance to serve the public. Among them are a diverse range of individuals with different backgrounds and experiences, all of whom have dedicated themselves to making Duryea a better place to live. Many of these candidates focus on issues such as infrastructure development and economic growth, while others emphasize social and environmental issues. Regardless of their political positions or approval ratings, the people of Duryea have shown strong support for their local politicians over the years by voting in large numbers during elections. The importance placed on local politics in this community reflects its commitment to creating a brighter future for everyone involved.
The political climate in Duryea, 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
Duryea, 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.
Duryea, 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 Duryea, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 638 contributions totaling $138,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $67,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)