18656 Sweet Valley, PA is a small rural town located in the Northeastern United States. It is a tight-knit community with a long history and strong sense of identity. The politics of 18656 Sweet Valley, PA are largely conservative but also have liberal elements. Many residents are active in local politics and frequently hold rallies and meetings to discuss current events and political issues. Elections are often held for city council positions as well as other local offices such as mayor, school board members, police chief, and other public officials. Residents tend to come from all walks of life but generally lean towards voting Republican in national elections. In 2021, the citizens of 18656 Sweet Valley, PA will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for candidates running for office at all levels of government. They will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on important matters that affect their community while also being able to vote for candidates who reflect the values held so strongly by those living in Sweet Valley.
The political climate in Zip 18656 (Sweet Valley, 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 18656 (Sweet Valley, PA) is moderately conservative.
Sweet Valley, 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.
Sweet Valley, 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 18656 (Sweet Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $8,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)