18414 Dalton, PA is a small rural town in northern Pennsylvania. The local politics of 18414 Dalton are mainly driven by the issues that are important to the residents of the town. These issues range from taxes and economic development to public safety and education. While there are no official local political candidates, the citizens of 18414 Dalton take an active role in their local government by voicing their concerns and engaging in debates on issues that are important to them. In addition to this, local organizations and civic groups often host forums and other educational events which allow the community to discuss current local topics, as well as potentially elect representatives for various positions within the community.
The political climate in Zip 18414 (Dalton, 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 18414 (Dalton, PA) is leaning liberal.
Dalton, 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.
Dalton, 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 18414 (Dalton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 471 contributions totaling $148,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $54,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $984 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)