Pocono Pines, located in Pennsylvania, is home to a vibrant political community. The town is part of Monroe County and has a wide variety of elected officials at the local and state levels that represent its citizens. Residents have the opportunity to get involved with their local government through attending council meetings or voicing their opinion on important issues. In addition, there are several local political organizations dedicated to advocating for specific causes or helping voters become informed about different candidates and platforms. Through these organizations, citizens can become more engaged with the various races taking place in Pocono Pines each year. With such an active political landscape, Pocono Pines demonstrates the importance of engaging in civic life and staying informed about current events.
The political climate in Pocono Pines, PA is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, PA is leaning liberal. In Monroe County, PA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 46.1%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocono Pines, PA is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
East Stroudsburg Metro Area is leaning 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 Pines, Pennsylvania: r r 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 Pocono Pines, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 396 contributions totaling $25,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $20,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $559 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)