Lathrop, PA is a small town with a population of 864 people. It is governed by a five-member borough council that works to improve the quality of life for all residents. The mayor serves as the head of the council and is elected at-large every four years. Each council member represents a specific ward and is elected by their constituents. Members of the council oversee decisions regarding infrastructure, safety, taxes, and other local issues important to Lathrop citizens. In addition to working closely with local government, Lathrop residents have influence over state and federal political issues through their voting power during elections. With a long history of civic engagement, Lathrop citizens are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard in regards to the issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Lathrop, 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
Lathrop, 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.
Lathrop, 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 Lathrop, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $18,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $17,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)