Meshoppen, PA is a small town in the Northeastern United States with a population of just over 500 people. The local government consists of a mayor and four members of council who are responsible for enacting ordinances and regulations that guide the affairs of the town. In addition to the mayor and council, citizens elect members of the local school board and county boards as well as representatives for their state level government. Meshoppen has an active civic society and political scene, with many citizens taking part in political debates and discussions about issues affecting them. Local elections are held every two years where citizens can elect new leaders to help shape their community. These elections often draw lively debates between candidates running for office, as they discuss various ways they can improve the town's economy, infrastructure, education system, public safety and other matters impacting daily life in Meshoppen.
The political climate in Meshoppen township, PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, PA is very conservative. In Wyoming County, PA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Meshoppen township, PA is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Meshoppen township, Pennsylvania: R 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 Meshoppen township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $21,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)