South Abington, PA is a small town located in Lackawanna County. It has a long history of political engagement, with residents taking part in elections at all levels of government. In local politics, the town is represented by three members on the South Abington Township Board of Supervisors. The board is made up of individuals from both major political parties representing the interests of their constituents. The supervisors are responsible for overseeing the various departments to ensure that services are provided efficiently and effectively for the citizens of South Abington. There are also several committees and organizations which work to advance the political agenda throughout the township. Citizens can get involved in these groups or volunteer their time to help out with election campaigns or other initiatives.
The political climate in South Abington, PA is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Abington, PA is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
South Abington, Pennsylvania: D D 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 South Abington, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,325 contributions totaling $1,165,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 804 contributions totaling $392,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)