Politics in 18655 Shickshinny, PA are largely determined by the local government of the town. The mayor is elected every four years, with members of the City Council also being chosen in regular elections. Alongside these local elections, statewide and federal elections are held every two and four years respectively. Primaries and caucuses for both state and federal offices occur prior to general elections. Voter turnout is typically high in this area as residents take their civic responsibilities seriously. In addition, many organizations exist to promote political awareness and encourage participation at all levels of government. These organizations work to ensure that all residents have access to reliable information about candidates and current issues so that they may make informed decisions when voting.
The political climate in Zip 18655 (Shickshinny, 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 18655 (Shickshinny, PA) is moderately conservative.
Shickshinny, 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.
Shickshinny, 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 18655 (Shickshinny)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $5,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)