Eaton, Pennsylvania is a small town in the rural part of the state. It has experienced a slow but steady growth over the past decade. The politics in Eaton are quite unique compared to other municipalities due to its small population and tight-knit community. This community prides itself on making decisions that best serve all citizens and ensuring that progress is made without sacrificing local values. Locals often attend town meetings to discuss potential changes within the municipality and communicate their opinions to local political leaders. Elected officials typically come from a variety of backgrounds, yet they all have one thing in common: they genuinely care about Eaton and its people. These officials strive to make sure that the town’s needs are met while keeping local values at heart. In short, Eaton, Pennsylvania’s political climate is as diverse and dynamic as the citizens themselves.
The political climate in Eaton, PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, PA is very conservative. In Wyoming County, PA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eaton, PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Eaton, 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 Eaton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 346 contributions totaling $15,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $100,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)