Moscow, PA is a small town located in northeastern Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population of just over 5,000 individuals. Politically, the area leans heavily towards the Democratic party; however, all political views are respected and represented in the community. The town is served by local leaders who have been elected to serve the residents of Moscow and the surrounding areas. These politicians work hard to advocate for their constituents and prioritize policies that support economic growth within the community. The local government also works to provide essential services such as education, public safety, infrastructure maintenance and senior citizen assistance programs. As a whole, Moscow is a strong community with dedicated leaders who strive to maintain its high quality of life for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Moscow, PA is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moscow, PA is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Moscow, Pennsylvania: D D D D d d
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 Moscow, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $58,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $72,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)