Lenox, PA has a small-town political atmosphere, with local involvement being the main focus. The town is governed by a mayor and five council members, who are all elected for four-year terms. Lenox also elects two representatives for each of the two state legislative districts that it lies in. Topics of discussion in local politics often include important developments within the town, such as new roads being built or taxes being adjusted. In addition, citizens regularly discuss initiatives to maintain historic sites and to improve access to outdoor recreation areas. Community events and town meetings provide residents with opportunities to voice their opinions and be part of the decision-making process. Finally, Lenox residents pay close attention to national politics due to their impact on the state and local levels.
The political climate in Lenox, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lenox, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Lenox, Pennsylvania: R R R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lenox, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $37,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $18,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)