Elmhurst is a small town located in Pennsylvania, and it has a strong sense of community and civic engagement. The town council is actively involved in local issues, and residents are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending council meetings or voting on important decisions. Local elections often have multiple candidates running for office, all of whom bring different perspectives and experience to the table. These elections are an opportunity for citizens to express their opinion on important matters that can shape the future of their community. Additionally, Elmhurst has several active citizen-led initiatives that focus on improving the overall quality of life in the area. These groups work together to ensure that all voices are heard and that the best interests of the people are met.
The political climate in Elmhurst, 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
Elmhurst, 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.
Elmhurst, 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 Elmhurst, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $58,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $72,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)