18444 Moscow, PA is a small town located just outside of the bustling city of Scranton. The town is steeped in history and its politics reflect that. It is home to many long-term residents who take an active role in local politics. There are several mayoral candidates that have come out of 18444 Moscow, PA in the past few years. These candidates have been focused on issues such as economic development, public safety, and education reform. There have also been discussions about how to best serve the needs of the underserved members of 18444 Moscow, PA’s population. As elections continue to be held throughout the town, citizens can expect more new faces representing their community on the political stage in the coming years.
The political climate in Zip 18444 (Moscow, PA) is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, PA is somewhat liberal. In Lackawanna County, PA 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lackawanna county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 45.2%.
Lackawanna county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18444 (Moscow, PA) is leaning conservative.
Moscow, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Moscow, 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 18444 (Moscow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $58,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $72,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)