Nesquehoning, PA is a small borough located in Carbon County. It has a rich political history that dates back to the late 19th century. Throughout the years, Nesquehoning has been home to an array of different political figures who have each left their own mark on the local landscape. Currently, the town is governed by a board of supervisors and managed by an appointed administrator. Each supervisor is elected by the citizens of Nesquehoning and serves as an advocate for their constituents’ interests. The group works together to ensure that local policies are beneficial for all residents and businesses alike. As such, they actively pursue initiatives that will help improve the quality of life within the borough whether it be through infrastructure improvement projects or economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Nesquehoning, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nesquehoning, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Nesquehoning, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,278 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)