Wright, PA is a small town in the east of Pennsylvania with a population of about 5,000 people. The local government is represented by a board of commissioners who are responsible for making decisions that affect the community. The board consists of three members who are elected to two-year terms by the citizens of Wright. Local elections are held every two years and include offices such as mayor, treasurer, and councilman. The current mayor is John Smith, who has been in office since 2018. He is an advocate for economic development in the town and has helped implement several initiatives that have drawn businesses to the area. Wright also has a vibrant political scene with candidates from both major parties campaigning actively for votes in upcoming elections. Residents take part in debates and rallies to discuss the issues important to them and their families, making sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Wright, 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
Wright, 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.
Wright, 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 Wright, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 810 contributions totaling $157,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 388 contributions totaling $209,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)