The politics in 18707 Mountain Top, PA are quite contentious. The town has several local political candidates vying for the position of mayor and the election is being closely watched by citizens from across the region. There is a great deal of debate over issues such as taxation, infrastructure, and education, all of which have been brought to the forefront as part of the political dialogue in Mountain Top. Local organizations and civic groups are also heavily involved in the election process, mobilizing their members to get out to vote and participate in town hall meetings. Overall, this election season is shaping up to be an exciting one for residents of 18707 Mountain Top, PA.
The political climate in Zip 18707 (Mountain Top, PA) is moderately 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 18707 (Mountain Top, PA) is moderately conservative.
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Mountain Top, 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 18707 (Mountain Top)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 405 contributions totaling $78,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $104,578 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)