Thornhurst, PA is a small community in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania. While the town is not particularly large, it has a vibrant and active local political scene. The political life of Thornhurst, PA includes numerous candidates running for office at the city, county, state and federal levels. These candidates often come from different backgrounds and perspectives to bring their ideas to the table. They are supported by local citizens who are passionate about their community and its issues. Local residents take an active role in politics by participating in debates and public forums to ensure their voices are heard. They also connect with local politicians to keep them informed on important topics that affect their lives. In addition to voting, many locals volunteer or donate to campaigns that support candidates they believe in, making sure their voices continue to be heard in Thornhurst politics.
The political climate in Thornhurst, 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
Thornhurst, 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.
Thornhurst, 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 Thornhurst, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 756 contributions totaling $104,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $87,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)