George (Luzerne Cnty), PA is a small town with a strong sense of community. Politics here are driven by the local residents who care deeply about their town and the issues that affect it. The town's government is managed by an elected mayor and council members, as well as representatives from several state agencies who make sure that state regulations are followed. Local elections generally have low voter turnout, but each election season sees candidates vying for positions in office in hopes of steering the direction of the town. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure repairs, public safety, and education are some of the topics that candidates bring to the table and debate during election campaigns. In addition to elections and government meetings, there are many local organizations and initiatives focused on making George (Luzerne Cnty), PA a better place to live for all its citizens through volunteerism, advocacy, fundraising, and more.
The political climate in Georgetown (Luzerne County), PA is leaning 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
Georgetown (Luzerne County), PA is leaning 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.
Georgetown (Luzerne County), 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 Georgetown (Luzerne County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,153 contributions totaling $93,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $53,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)