Sullivan, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania. Despite its small size, Sullivan has a vibrant political culture. Every four years, the local residents come together to elect the mayor and members of the City Council who make policy decisions that affect the town's future. The candidates who run in these races often have deep roots in the community and reflect its diverse viewpoints on key issues such as economic development, environmental protection, public safety, and infrastructure investments. In addition to electing local officials, Sullivan also participates in regional elections for Congress and state representatives who will represent their interests at higher levels of government. Sullivan is proud of its political participation and all citizens are encouraged to get involved by casting their vote at each election cycle.
The political climate in Sullivan, PA is very conservative.
Tioga County, PA is very conservative. In Tioga County, PA 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 23.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sullivan, PA is very conservative.
Tioga 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.
Sullivan, 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 Sullivan, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $15,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $17,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)