18326 Cresco, PA is part of Monroe County and the larger Northeastern Pennsylvania area. The local politics are influenced by its location in a swing state as well as its proximity to New York City. The political atmosphere is largely divided between Republican and Democratic candidates and their respective platforms. In the most recent election, there were multiple races for local office with both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for votes. Despite some progressive policies from the Democratic candidates, many of these local positions were won by Republicans who advocate for fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention. Local involvement in politics remains strong, with many residents actively participating in town hall meetings and rallies to show support for their preferred candidate. Overall, the political climate in 18326 Cresco is one that encourages debate amongst parties while advocating for sensible solutions regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 18326 (Cresco, PA) is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, PA is leaning liberal. In Monroe County, PA 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 46.1%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18326 (Cresco, PA) is leaning conservative.
Cresco, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Monroe County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
East Stroudsburg Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cresco, Pennsylvania: r r 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 18326 (Cresco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $6,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $8,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)