The politics in Emmaus, PA 18049 are largely reflective of the political environment throughout the state. The majority of registered voters in the town are affiliated with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, although there is also a substantial population of independent and third party voters. Local elections generally feature contests between candidates from both major parties, as well as some less-known third party candidates who may offer alternative perspectives on certain issues. Recent elections have seen a focus on local issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Overall, each party strives to make sure that their message resonates with voters and that their proposed policies offer effective solutions to any issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 18049 (Emmaus, PA) is leaning liberal.
Lehigh County, PA is leaning liberal. In Lehigh County, PA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lehigh county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 45.5%.
Lehigh county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18049 (Emmaus, PA) is leaning liberal.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Lehigh 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.
Emmaus, 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 18049 (Emmaus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $76,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $89,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)