Pocono Springs, PA is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. It is primarily a rural area and with a population of about 4,000 people it has a tight-knit community spirit. The town operates on a government level using the Mayor-Council form of government, which consists of an elected Mayor and four Council Members who are responsible for setting policies and representing the citizens of Pocono Springs. Local elections are held every two years for positions on the Town Council and Mayor. While there isn't much in the way of national politics here, residents are still engaged with local issues affecting their community such as education, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and zoning regulations. The town prides itself on being open to creative solutions to problems that arise while making sure that everyone’s needs are met.
The political climate in Pocono Springs, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, PA is very conservative. In Wayne County, PA 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.7%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocono Springs, PA is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Pocono Springs, 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 Springs, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 834 contributions totaling $97,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $33,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)