The politics of Bear Creek Village, PA are heavily influenced by the local citizens. The village is represented in government by a number of elected officials who strive to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Bear Creek Village. The village is also home to several local political organizations that provide resources to educate people about current issues and promote civic engagement. From town hall meetings to candidate forums, these organizations work hard to ensure that the voices of Bear Creek Village’s residents are heard. Additionally, these organizations are committed to creating a platform for all opinions and ideas so that everyone in the community has a say in how their government should be run. With its active and engaged citizenry, Bear Creek Village’s political climate is sure to remain vibrant well into the future.
The political climate in Bear Creek Village, PA is somewhat 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 Village, PA is somewhat 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 Village, 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 Village, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $8,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $37,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)