Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA is home to a diverse population of people who are interested in local politics. Every two years, the citizens of Pocono Mountain Lake Estates come together to elect their mayors and councils to represent them in local government. The elected officials must be knowledgeable about local issues and be able to communicate effectively with their constituents. In addition, they must have a commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents within the community. The mayor and council members have been working diligently over the past few years to improve public safety, increase access to education programs, and create more economic opportunities for residents. Through their combined efforts, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates has become an increasingly desirable place to live where people feel safe and can thrive in a vibrant community.
The political climate in Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA is somewhat conservative.
Pike County, PA is moderately conservative. In Pike County, PA 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 40.0%.
Pike county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA is somewhat conservative.
Pike County, Pennsylvania is moderately conservative.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $7,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)