Tunkhannock Borough, PA is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. It is known for its quaint charm and close knit community. The local government consists of a mayor and borough council made up of six members who are elected by the residents every four years. The mayor and council work together to ensure that the borough runs smoothly. They are responsible for making sure that all laws and regulations are followed, as well as dealing with any issues that come up. They also plan out projects that will benefit the community like adding parks or improving infrastructure. The council works to make sure all citizens have access to necessary services like police, fire protection, libraries, street maintenance, etc. The mayor and council also work with other local organizations such as school districts and county governments to continue providing great quality services to the citizens of Tunkhannock Borough.
The political climate in Tunkhannock, PA is moderately conservative.
Wyoming County, PA is very conservative. In Wyoming County, PA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tunkhannock, PA is moderately conservative.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Tunkhannock, 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 Tunkhannock, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 346 contributions totaling $15,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $100,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)