The town of 18433 Jermyn, PA is a small rural area located in the northeastern part of the state. It is home to a close-knit community of just over 2,200 residents who take pride in their town and its politics. Despite its small size, the local population is very politically active and engaged with their elected officials. Local elections are hotly contested as all candidates strive to win support from the community. The town has an open primary system which allows any registered voter in the district to cast a ballot for any candidate regardless of party affiliation. This system encourages participation from all aspects of the political spectrum and allows candidates to reach out to all voters. Local issues such as crime, education, taxes and infrastructure are always at the forefront during election cycles. Residents take great pride in discussing these topics amongst each other and voicing their opinions on what should be done to make the town better moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 18433 (Jermyn, PA) is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18433 (Jermyn, PA) is leaning liberal.
Jermyn, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Jermyn, 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 18433 (Jermyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $29,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $469 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)