18240 Nesquehoning, PA is a small community located in Carbon County. It is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and has a rich history. The local politics in 18240 Nesquehoning, PA are managed by the Carbon County Board of Commissioners. The board consists of three members who serve four-year terms and are elected by popular vote. They are responsible for the development and implementation of laws, policies, and procedures that affect citizens within the county. Additionally, they oversee all local government functions such as elections, taxes, health services and public safety. Currently, there are no local candidates running for office in Nesquehoning; however, residents can still get involved by participating in various civic activities such as attending town meetings or joining their local political party. By doing so, citizens can actively shape their future and make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that will affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 18240 (Nesquehoning, 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 18240 (Nesquehoning, PA) is moderately conservative.
Nesquehoning, 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.
Nesquehoning, 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 18240 (Nesquehoning)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,278 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)