Forest Lake, PA is a small rural community located in the western part of the state. As such, it has a unique political landscape which is heavily influenced by the local culture and values. The town's political atmosphere is primarily conservative, with a strong focus on fiscal responsibility and traditional values. Most of the candidates that run for office in Forest Lake are conservative-leaning candidates who have been elected to serve either at the county or state level. These candidates are typically chosen based on their experience and qualifications, as well as their commitment to upholding local traditions and standards. In recent years, there has also been an increase in more progressive-minded candidates running for office in Forest Lake, which reflects the changing demographics of the area as more people move to the area from larger cities.
The political climate in Forest Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 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.
Forest 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 Forest Lake, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $20,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $19,064 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)