18232 Lansford, PA is a small town located in Carbon County with a population of approximately 7,000 people. It is served by the Jim Thorpe Area School District and is represented federally by Matt Cartwright in the United States House of Representatives. Politically, it leans more liberal than other parts of the county. The town has seen significant economic growth over the past decade, due to the influx of young professionals attracted to its vibrant downtown area. Although there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, there are many civic engagement initiatives and organizations that residents can support or join to get involved in their community. These include groups such as: Lansford Community Coalition, Lansford Historical Society, and Lansford Improvement Association. Residents can also stay informed on national politics through news outlets like The Morning Call or Express-Times newspapers, or by staying up to date with local issues through public meetings hosted by city officials.
The political climate in Zip 18232 (Lansford, PA) is moderately 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 18232 (Lansford, PA) is moderately conservative.
Lansford, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Lansford, 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 18232 (Lansford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $71 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)