In 18059 Laurys Station, PA, the political landscape consists of the traditional two-party system of Republicans and Democrats. Local elections are organized and managed by the Lehigh County Election Board. Registered voters in 18059 Laurys Station, PA have the opportunity to cast their votes for a variety of local, state, and national politicians representing a range of political ideologies. The 2020 election saw an increase in voter turnout in this area as residents exercised their right to participate in democracy. Candidates within this region represent a range of views on issues such as healthcare, immigration, taxes, education, and social welfare. Both Republicans and Democrats strive to bring meaningful changes that will improve the lives of those living within 18059 Laurys Station, PA and its surrounding communities.
The political climate in Zip 18059 (Laurys Station, PA) is leaning conservative.
Lehigh County, PA is leaning liberal. In Lehigh County, PA 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lehigh county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 45.5%.
Lehigh county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18059 (Laurys Station, PA) is leaning conservative.
Laurys Station, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
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.
Laurys Station, 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 18059 (Laurys Station)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $4,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)