The politics of Dallas borough, PA are heavily influenced by the local population. The area is represented in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a District 118 representative and in the State Senate by a Senator from District 20. These representatives are elected to office through regional elections, allowing residents to have their voices heard on local issues. Additionally, Dallas borough has two County Commissioners on Lancaster County's Board of Commissioners and is part of the 15th Congressional District. The citizens of Dallas borough are actively engaged in local politics and concerned with issues that affect their community such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. All levels of government seek to meet the needs of residents while promoting economic growth and sustainability for the region as a whole.
The political climate in Dallas, 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
Dallas, 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.
Dallas, 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 Dallas, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $49,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $197,044 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)