18642 Duryea, PA is an area located in Luzerne County near Scranton. The town of Duryea is a small borough with a population of approximately 4,499 people according to the most recent census data. Despite its small size, Duryea has an active political climate that is influenced by local, state, and national politics. Local elections for mayor and council take place every two years in this community and there are numerous opportunities for citizens to be involved in the political process. Currently, there are several candidates running for office including John Zukoski who is running for mayor and Mary Colella who is running for council member. These candidates are dedicated to providing residents with quality services such as street repairs, improved public safety measures, and improved recreational facilities. Residents of 18642 Duryea look forward to having their voices heard during these important political processes.
The political climate in Zip 18642 (Duryea, PA) is somewhat 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 18642 (Duryea, PA) is somewhat conservative.
Duryea, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
Duryea, 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 18642 (Duryea)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)