Lattimer, PA is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. The local politics are dominated by a few influential families who have been living in the area for generations. They strongly influence the decisions made by government officials and are heavily involved in local and regional elections. Every four years, residents of Lattimer come together to elect their representatives to the city council, county commissioners, and other important offices. These representatives are held accountable to their constituents for making decisions that will improve their quality of life and keep taxes low. With an active community involvement in local politics, residents can be assured that their voices will be heard when it comes to important matters affecting them and their neighbors.
The political climate in Lattimer, 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
Lattimer, 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.
Lattimer, 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 Lattimer, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $6,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $31,764 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)