The small town of 18407 Carbondale, Pennsylvania is located in the Northeastern region of the state. It has a long history of local politics and has supported many different candidates over the years. Residents are committed to making their voices heard and are passionate about effecting positive change in their community. The town is home to an active city council with members from various political backgrounds that work together to ensure Carbondale is represented on both a regional and national level. There are also various local organizations such as the Carbondale Political Action Committee that provide support to those running for office and help inform citizens about pertinent issues. Local elections are held every two years and residents have come out in droves to cast their ballots for their preferred candidates. This shows just how dedicated the people of 18407 Carbondale, Pennsylvania are when it comes to politics and making sure their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 18407 (Carbondale, PA) is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18407 (Carbondale, PA) is leaning liberal.
Carbondale, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Carbondale, Pennsylvania: D D D D d d
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 18407 (Carbondale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 497 contributions totaling $27,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)