Pittston, Pennsylvania is a small city located in Luzerne County in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The politics of this area are largely shaped by the Republican party, with most local politicians being members of the GOP. This was evident in the 2018 election when all three representatives of Pittston were re-elected, as Republicans. In addition to the elected representatives, Pittston also has an active presence in local politics through its mayor and councilmembers. These positions are all held by members of the GOP who prioritize serving the citizens of Pittston and working to ensure that their city remains politically stable and vibrant. They strive to create policies that benefit all residents while also remaining fiscally responsible and keeping taxes low. With strong leadership from these local politicians, Pittston is sure to remain a great place to live for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 18640 (Pittston, 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 18640 (Pittston, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Pittston, 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.
Pittston, 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 18640 (Pittston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $122,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $57,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)