18201 Hazleton, PA is a small town located in Luzerne County with a population of approximately 25,248 according to the 2017 Census. While the local government is elected and run by political representatives, there is no information available on current local political candidates or their respective parties. However, the town itself has a rich history of political activity going back many years. In the early 19th century, it was an important part of Andrew Jackson’s presidential campaign and also played an instrumental role in helping Pennsylvania become an official state in 1812. During the Civil War, Hazleton sent many soldiers to fight for the Union and some even served in General Custer’s cavalry. Since then, local politics have been heavily influenced by issues such as taxation and public infrastructure projects that are important to the residents of 18201 Hazleton.
The political climate in Zip 18201 (Hazleton, PA) is leaning 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 18201 (Hazleton, PA) is leaning conservative.
Hazleton, Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Hazleton, 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 18201 (Hazleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $16,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $58,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)