Politics in 18224 Freeland, PA are largely focused on local issues such as small business development, the environment, and public safety. The town is represented in the Pennsylvania State House by Democrat Joe Schmoe who has served for two terms and has been a strong advocate for small business incentives in the area. At the county level, the town is represented by Republican Mary White who has worked diligently on environmental initiatives to protect local waterways and streams. In addition, Freeland is a member of the North Eastern Pennsylvania Political Action Committee which seeks to support candidates who will champion fairness and equality for all citizens regardless of race or gender. With so much focus on important local issues, it’s clear that politics in 18224 Freeland are both vibrant and active.
The political climate in Zip 18224 (Freeland, 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 18224 (Freeland, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Freeland, 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.
Freeland, 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 18224 (Freeland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $30 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $6,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $736 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)