White Haven, Pennsylvania is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. The town is home to a wide variety of people and businesses, and has an active political scene. Local politics are largely focused on issues such as taxes, public education, economic development, and local infrastructure. The local government works hard to ensure that residents have access to necessary services while also maintaining fiscal responsibility. Residents of White Haven have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by voting in elections and attending town hall meetings hosted by elected officials. Local representatives regularly keep their constituents informed through social media accounts where they provide updates on current events and legislation being considered by the government. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the democratic process so that White Haven can continue to be a thriving community with strong representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in White Haven, 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
White Haven, 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.
White Haven, 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 White Haven, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $2,788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $24,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)