The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania is located in Carbon County and has a rich history dating back to the late 19th century. As of 2020, Jim Thorpe had an estimated population of 4,851 people. The town is governed by elected officials which include a Mayor, Borough Manager, Tax Collector/Treasurer, five Council Members and three Auditors. Despite its small size, Jim Thorpe is a politically active community with residents that are passionate about local politics and government affairs. With the borough’s unique location in the Poconos mountains it has become an increasingly popular tourist destination over the years. Citizens of Jim Thorpe are proud to have their voices heard through their elected officials in all aspects of government from local issues to state-wide concerns.
The political climate in Zip 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA) is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, PA is very conservative. In Carbon County, PA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18229 (Jim Thorpe, PA) is strongly conservative.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania: d r d 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 18229 (Jim Thorpe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $9,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)