New Columbus, PA is a small city nestled in the rolling hills of central Pennsylvania. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the head of the executive branch and the City Council serving as the legislative branch. The current mayor, John Smith, was elected in 2020 and has been working diligently to ensure all New Columbians have access to quality municipal services. Under Mayor Smith's leadership, New Columbus has seen an increase in business growth and new development projects while also maintaining its small-town charm. Additionally, he has been vocal about his commitment to preserving open space and building strong partnerships between local businesses and city residents. In terms of politics, citizens of New Columbus are active members in both state and local elections. All eligible voters can vote for candidates running for any office within their home county or borough. The local ballot regularly features candidates from a variety of political affiliations including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Green Party candidates and more. By coming together to participate in democracy, residents help shape the future of their beloved New Columbus.
The political climate in New Columbus, PA is moderately 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
New Columbus, PA is moderately 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.
New Columbus, 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 New Columbus, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $7,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)