Dennison, PA is a small town located in the south-central part of the state. It has a history of local politics that is shaped by its residents and their values. The local government includes a mayor and several members of the council who are elected by Dennison citizens every four years. The people of Dennison have consistently voted for candidates who support traditional family values and fiscal responsibility. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development are all important topics when it comes to deciding who will lead the town in the coming years. Local political parties are usually very active in Dennison during election season, representing both conservative and progressive points of view. Despite differences in opinion on various issues, most people agree that Dennison needs leaders who will make decisions with the best interests of the community in mind.
The political climate in Dennison, 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
Dennison, 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.
Dennison, 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 Dennison, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 620 contributions totaling $81,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 292 contributions totaling $128,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $441 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)