The politics in Beech Mountain Lakes, PA are closely linked to the needs of its residents. The Mayor and Town Council work together to ensure that the community remains safe and prosperous. They also collaborate with local organizations and businesses to find innovative solutions for the community’s challenges. In order to ensure that the town has a fair representation in local government, elections are held every two years for Mayor and Town Council representatives. This provides an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on current issues and elect leaders who reflect their values. Through this process, Beech Mountain Lakes is able to remain a vibrant and welcoming place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Beech Mountain Lakes, 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
Beech Mountain Lakes, 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.
Beech Mountain Lakes, 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 Beech Mountain Lakes, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $17,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $38,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)