Politics in 18616 Forksville, PA are often characterized by the tight-knit community. As a rural town, local issues and events are of paramount concern to its citizens, who take great pride in their town and its history. Local elections typically feature candidates from different political backgrounds running for office on platforms focused on improving the quality of life in the area. Candidates pledge to support small businesses, create jobs for local residents, and seek out funding for infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. Issues such as education and healthcare are also important topics of discussion during campaigns. Community members come together to support their favorite candidates and to discuss the issues that matter most to them. These conversations provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on important matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 18616 (Forksville, PA) is very conservative.
Sullivan County, PA is very conservative. In Sullivan County, PA 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.6%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18616 (Forksville, PA) is very conservative.
Forksville, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
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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.
Forksville, Pennsylvania: R R R R 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 18616 (Forksville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)