Weissport East, PA is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania. As with any local politics, there are always candidates vying to represent the people and make decisions that affect the local community. Currently, there are two main political candidates running for office in Weissport East, both of whom have the goal of improving quality of life for residents by advocating for more resources and programs. The first candidate is an experienced politician and former mayor of Weissport East who has deep roots in the community and a long history of serving residents’ needs. The second candidate is a newcomer to politics but brings enthusiasm to the table; she was born and raised in Weissport East and knows firsthand what issues need attention from local government. With these two candidates leading the race for office in Weissport East, it will be interesting to see how they rally voters in support of their respective platforms.
The political climate in Weissport East, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weissport East, PA is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Weissport East, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 Weissport East, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 263 contributions totaling $20,854 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $104,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $737 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)