Silver Lake, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the Northeastern part of the state. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. Although it is not a highly populated area, there are still important decisions to be made that affect life in Silver Lake. The local government consists of a mayor as well as council members who work together to ensure proper representation of the town’s interests. They make decisions about issues such as infrastructure improvements, tax rates, and public services. Local elections provide voters with an opportunity to express their opinions on these important topics. Currently, the mayor is Jack Robins and recent elections have seen a variety of new candidates come forward to represent Silver Lake's residents. While political debates can sometimes be heated, most people in Silver Lake recognize the importance of having a strong leader who will protect their interests while making sure that their community remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Silver Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Lake, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna 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.
Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 375 contributions totaling $25,426 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $27,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)