The politics in Jermyn, PA are largely considered to be quite conservative. The majority of the local representatives are Republicans, and they have been in office for many years. Despite their political leanings, these representatives have taken great care to ensure that all members of the local community are heard and represented fairly. They have worked hard to pass legislation that benefits the whole town and has helped it grow and thrive. As a result, Jermyn citizens generally feel represented by their elected officials and trust them to make decisions that will benefit everyone in the long run.
The political climate in Jermyn, PA is leaning liberal.
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
Jermyn, PA is leaning liberal.
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.
Jermyn, 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 Jermyn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $29,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $469 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)