Simpson, PA is a small but vibrant community located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse and engaged population, who are actively involved in their local politics. Many of Simpson's residents take the time to research and understand the issues that affect their city, and ensure their voices are heard during elections. Every year, candidates from both major political parties run for mayor, local council members, as well as county-wide positions. The residents of Simpson work hard to ensure their elected officials understand their concerns and reflect the values of the community. While there may be disagreement on certain political stances, Simpson's residents are committed to ensuring their civic engagement leads to positive outcomes for all citizens.
The political climate in Simpson, PA is leaning 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
Simpson, PA is leaning 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.
Simpson, 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 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 Simpson, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 497 contributions totaling $27,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)