18643 Exeter, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Berks County. It is home to a diverse population of people, many of whom are passionate about local politics. The town takes pride in its commitment to strong democracy and values the importance of local political involvement. Every election cycle, residents come out in droves to vote for their preferred candidates on the municipal, county and state levels. From local town council members to Congress representatives and Senators, 18643 Exeter has seen it all. The town is known as being politically active and engaged, as citizens have an understanding of how their everyday lives are impacted by political decisions made at the local level. There is a sense of community among those who live in 18643 Exeter that ensures everyone's voice is heard when it comes time to make important decisions that will shape the future of this small town.
The political climate in Zip 18643 (Exeter, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, PA is somewhat conservative. In Luzerne County, PA 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Luzerne county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 42.3%.
Luzerne county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18643 (Exeter, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Exeter, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is somewhat conservative.
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.
Exeter, Pennsylvania: d d d d R R
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 18643 (Exeter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $93,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $36,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)