The politics of 18709 Luzerne,PA are an important part of the town's history. As a small borough in Pennsylvania, the area is home to a diverse population and a wide range of political opinions. The residents have always been involved in local politics, electing their own representatives to serve on the various boards and committees that make decisions about the town’s development and future. In addition, citizens often attend meetings to voice their opinions and share ideas. Over the years, many candidates have put forward their views and platforms in elections for local offices such as mayor or councilperson. This ensures that there is representation from all backgrounds and perspectives within the community. With an eye towards progress and growth, local politicians strive to make sure that all voices are heard in the democratic process of decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 18709 (Luzerne, 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 18709 (Luzerne, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Luzerne, 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.
Luzerne, 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 18709 (Luzerne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)