Eldred township, located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, is home to a culturally diverse population. The area is served by an elected three-member Board of Supervisors who are responsible for setting the annual budget and establishing ordinances that are followed throughout the township. Local elections take place every two years and bring out residents from all walks of life to support their preferred candidates. Recently, Eldred Township has seen many new faces running for positions on the Board of Supervisors and other local offices. These candidates have proposed initiatives to improve public safety, create more recreational opportunities for youth and elderly citizens, attract businesses to the area, and increase affordability. Eldred Township residents have many choices when it comes to selecting leadership that reflects their values and interests.
The political climate in Eldred township (Monroe County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, PA is leaning liberal. In Monroe County, PA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 46.1%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldred township (Monroe County), PA is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
East Stroudsburg Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Eldred township (Monroe County), Pennsylvania: r r 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 Eldred township (Monroe County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $26,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $207,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)