The politics of Luzerne Borough, PA are centered around a small local government that works to create policies and programs that benefit the residents of the area. Local officials work diligently to maintain the safety and improve the quality of life in the community, with an aim of improving their citizens’ wellbeing. The borough is served by an elected Mayor, four Council Persons, appointed Tax Collector and an appointed Administrator. The Mayor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of municipal governance in Luzerne Borough and Setting local taxes. The Borough Council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and vote on ordinances enacted by the Mayor. Local elections are held every two years and residents may also participate in special elections from time to time as needed. Luzerne Borough remains committed to maintaining its position as a safe, vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Luzerne, PA is leaning 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
Luzerne, PA is leaning 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.
Luzerne, 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 Luzerne, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)