Sugar Notch, PA is a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania with a population of about 2,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit relationships between residents. The town also has a rich history of civic engagement and political involvement. Local elections are held every two years to choose the mayor, the school board members, and other officials who manage the day-to-day operations of Sugar Notch. Residents take great pride in their town and are actively engaged in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard by those in power. There is a lot of energy around debates over issues such as taxation, job creation, and public safety. Candidates from both major parties vie for the support of voters during elections, stressing their commitment to making Sugar Notch a better place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Sugar Notch, 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
Sugar Notch, 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.
Sugar Notch, 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 Sugar Notch, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $8,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $13,069 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)