The small township of 18040 Easton, PA is located just over the Delaware River from New Jersey in Northampton County. As a small community, politics here take on a more local and community-focused emphasis than larger cities and towns. Political candidates in the area tend to be focused on providing solutions to local concerns such as improving public safety, increasing access to quality education, and improving infrastructure. Candidates also strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for all residents regardless of race, gender, or socio-economic status. Local political issues are addressed through town hall meetings, open forums with elected officials, and other events that allow the citizens of 18040 Easton to have their say in how their community is run. Election cycles come around every two years where locals can select the representatives they feel will best serve them and their community.
The political climate in Zip 18040 (Easton, PA) is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18040 (Easton, PA) is leaning conservative.
Easton, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Easton, Pennsylvania: d d D d r 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 18040 (Easton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 458 contributions totaling $41,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $85,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)