Politics in 18704 Kingston, PA is a complex and ever-evolving landscape. Local issues that have long been important to the community, such as education, taxation, infrastructure and public safety continue to remain at the forefront of political discourse. At the local level, Kingston is represented by a Mayor and Council members who are responsible for enacting laws and regulations that govern the town. In addition, there are several other elected offices including controller, treasurer and a school board member. Elected officials in the area focus on improving the quality of life for residents while also encouraging economic growth through investments in businesses and organizations within the city limits. Political candidates serve to represent diverse opinions from different parts of the community so that all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Zip 18704 (Kingston, 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 18704 (Kingston, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Kingston, 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.
Kingston, 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 18704 (Kingston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,012 contributions totaling $267,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $124,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)