Lake Latonka is a small town located in Pennsylvania. The local politics of this area are focused on improving the quality of life for all residents. The town council is composed of five members, each elected by the town's citizens every four years. The council is tasked with setting policies and regulations related to public safety, zoning, environmental regulations, economic development initiatives, and other matters. In addition to the town council, Lake Latonka has a mayor who serves as both an administrative and ceremonial head of government. Recently, the town has seen increased debate on issues such as taxation levels and the placement of new businesses, all topics that local political candidates have been eager to discuss during their campaigns. Overall, the goal of local politics in Lake Latonka is to ensure that residents have access to quality resources and services while preserving the unique character of the community.
The political climate in Lake Latonka, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, PA is strongly conservative. In Mercer County, PA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.2% to 36.2%.
Mercer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Latonka, PA is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lake Latonka, Pennsylvania: d r r r 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 Lake Latonka, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $46,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $31,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)