Scranton, PA is a city with a long history of political engagement and activism. The city is currently represented in Congress by Matt Cartwright (D). At the state level, 18504 Scranton is represented in the Pennsylvania General Assembly by State Senator John Blake (D) and Representative Kevin Haggerty (D). Scranton also has a strong mayoral form of government, with Mayor Paige Cognetti (D) currently serving as its chief executive. Locally, the City Council is responsible for enacting laws, levying taxes, approving budgets and ensuring that public services are provided in a fair and equitable manner. In addition to these duties, council members are also in charge of representing their constituents’ interests when they come before city hall or other local governing bodies. There is an active community of civic-minded residents who stay involved in local politics and take part in discussions about various issues around town.
The political climate in Zip 18504 (Scranton, 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
Zip 18504 (Scranton, PA) is leaning liberal.
Scranton, Pennsylvania 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.
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 18504 (Scranton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 245 contributions totaling $43,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $13,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)