Bear Creek, PA is a small town located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It has a long history of political involvement, from hosting local elections to being involved in national politics. Over the years, the citizens of Bear Creek have elected many prominent state and federal representatives. In recent years, Bear Creek has seen several competitive races between local political candidates running for office. These candidates come from all backgrounds and are committed to improving the quality of life for all who call Bear Creek home. The town is proud of its past and is actively working to ensure a bright future for its citizens by supporting their chosen candidates at the polls. From school board members to city council members, residents are eager to participate in the democratic process and make their voices heard on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Bear Creek, 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
Bear Creek, 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.
Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,368 contributions totaling $96,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $77,178 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)