18503 Scranton, PA is located in Lackawanna County and is home to a politically diverse population. The city of Scranton has seen several local leaders in its time, including Mayor Paige Cognetti who was sworn into office in January 2020. In addition to the mayor, there are many representatives and council members from both major political parties that represent the citizens of 18503 Scranton. These representatives come together to make decisions that will shape the future of the city. They work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to the resources and services they need while also advocating for policies that reflect their values. From issues surrounding affordable housing to improving transportation infrastructure, these leaders continually strive to make 18503 Scranton a better place for all who live here.
The political climate in Zip 18503 (Scranton, PA) is somewhat liberal.
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 18503 (Scranton, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Scranton, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
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.
Scranton, 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 18503 (Scranton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $166,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $835 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $8,968 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $690 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)