Lower Saucon, PA is a small township of approximately 10,000 people located in Northampton County. It has a long history of strong local governance, with the Lower Saucon Township Council overseeing the day-to-day operations of the township. The council is made up of five elected officials who represent the interests of the residents and work to ensure that their needs are met. Every four years, voters go to the polls to elect their representatives for these positions. The elections feature candidates from both major political parties, giving everyone an opportunity to have their voice heard when it comes to local government decisions. In addition, local citizens can also get involved by attending town hall meetings and participating in various community engagement events held throughout the year. Through these methods, Lower Saucon residents are able to stay informed and actively influence their own future through meaningful civic participation.
The political climate in Lower Saucon, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lower Saucon, PA is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania: d d D d r 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 Lower Saucon, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,302 contributions totaling $540,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,083 contributions totaling $2,050,774 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,894 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)