Archbald, PA is a small borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is a mostly residential area with a population of 5,819 as of the 2018 census. Despite its small size, Archbald has an active political scene and many local candidates involved in seeking office. Local elections are often competitive and become heavily contested by several well-qualified candidates who all have different visions for the future of Archbald. The citizens of the Borough take these races very seriously and make sure their voices are heard by participating in debates and discussions during election cycles. All of this demonstrates the passion that Archbald’s citizens have for their community as they strive to create a better future for themselves and those around them.
The political climate in Archbald, PA is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Archbald, PA is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Archbald, Pennsylvania: D D D D d 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 Archbald, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $99,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $38,012 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)