Laflin, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Luzerne County. It is known for its strong sense of community and family values. The town has a long history of being involved in local politics, with citizens having a passion for making sure their voices are heard. Elections in Laflin often bring out high voter turnout, as residents come out to make their choices for the various political offices that serve the area. As such, local political races are hotly contested and can be quite competitive. In recent years, there has been an effort to bring more diversity into local government, with many candidates representing different backgrounds vying for office. This has led to a more inclusive atmosphere and broader representation in local government among the people of Laflin.
The political climate in Laflin, PA is somewhat 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
Laflin, PA is somewhat 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.
Laflin, 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 Laflin, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,573 contributions totaling $216,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $110,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)