Chinchilla, PA is a small town in the foothills of Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 500 residents. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and quaint feel. The local politics in Chinchilla are quite low key, as there are no local political candidates or elections. Instead, the town relies on the local government for governance. This includes various committees such as the Town Council and Planning Commission that oversee important decisions about zoning, development, and infrastructure projects. The mayor serves as the head of the government and is elected by a popular vote every four years. In general, all decisions are made by consensus among members of the community to ensure everyone's voice is heard and all voices are taken into consideration before any action is taken. Overall, Chinchilla's local politics are quite laid back and generally positive, allowing for a peaceful co-existence between residents and their governing bodies.
The political climate in Chinchilla, PA is leaning conservative.
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
Chinchilla, PA is leaning conservative.
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.
Chinchilla, 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 Chinchilla, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,936 contributions totaling $898,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 784 contributions totaling $382,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)