Stroud, PA is a bustling town located in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. It is home to many businesses, restaurants, and attractions. The politics in Stroud are heavily influenced by local government, with the mayor leading the way on policy decisions. Mayor Bill Russell has held office for two consecutive terms and has worked to ensure that Stroud remains a safe and prosperous place for residents to live and work. In addition to Mayor Russell, numerous elected officials represent the people of Stroud at both state and federal levels. These politicians focus on legislative initiatives such as healthcare reform, education funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, environmental protection and public safety. They also have a strong presence in the community through various events such as town hall meetings where residents can voice their opinions on important issues facing Stroud every day. With so many dedicated leaders representing Stroud’s interests in Harrisburg and Washington D.C., it is no surprise that politics remain an integral part of life here in this quaint small town.
The political climate in Stroud, PA is leaning liberal.
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
Stroud, PA is leaning liberal.
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.
Stroud, 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 Stroud, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,917 contributions totaling $534,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,049 contributions totaling $241,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)