The politics in 18602 Bear Creek Village, PA is an ever-evolving landscape. With a local population of just over one hundred people, the small town prides itself on its individualistic approach to lawmaking and local decision-making. From elections to public services, the local politicians are doing their best to ensure that Bear Creek Village is a safe and thriving community. Although there are no official candidates for office yet, residents of the town are encouraged to be active citizens by researching the candidates and voting in the upcoming elections. Local officials also strive to provide excellent public services such as fire safety, infrastructure maintenance, police protection, and garbage collection. The town is committed to serving its citizens and providing an inclusive environment for all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 18602 (Bear Creek Village, 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
Zip 18602 (Bear Creek Village, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania 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.
Bear Creek Village, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 18602 (Bear Creek Village)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $8,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $37,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)