Shavertown, PA is a small community located in Luzerne County. Although it may seem small, it has an active political atmosphere and plays an important role in local politics. Elections for local elections such as mayor and city council have been held in Shavertown for many years. Residents of the town have the opportunity to vote on candidates who will represent their interests and make decisions that affect them on a daily basis. Each year, current office holders must face re-election campaigns in order to stay in office or be replaced with new leadership. The citizens of Shavertown are actively involved in the political process, from researching the candidates before voting to registering to vote if they meet the requirements. It is clear that Shavertown takes its civic duties seriously and has a strong sense of community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Shavertown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Luzerne County, PA 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Luzerne county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.3%.
Luzerne county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shavertown, PA is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
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.
Shavertown, Pennsylvania: d d d d 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 Shavertown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $200,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $523,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,060 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)