Jackson Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, is a small community with a strong sense of local pride. Politically, the township is largely conservative. Local politics are focused on finding ways to improve the quality of life for residents while protecting natural resources and preserving the rural character of the area. Local political leaders prioritize issues such as ensuring public safety, providing a good education system, and maintaining infrastructure development while keeping taxes low. In recent years there have been efforts to protect water quality, reduce environmental pollution, and create more recreational opportunities for residents. Politicians in Jackson Township are dedicated to meeting the needs of their constituents while working towards long-term goals that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Jackson township (Luzerne County), 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
Jackson township (Luzerne County), 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.
Jackson township (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 Jackson township (Luzerne County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,195 contributions totaling $461,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 899 contributions totaling $1,250,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)