18447 Olyphant, PA is an area that is known for its small town charm and tight knit community. It is a place that prides itself on its history and values. Politically, 18447 Olyphant, PA is a strongly Democratic area, with the majority of voters supporting the Democratic party in elections. The local political landscape has been dominated by Democratic candidates for many decades, though there have been some exceptions. Although there are no current local political candidates from 18447 Olyphant, PA running for office at this time, their strong Democratic roots still remain. As such, 18447 Olyphant, PA remains a politically active but predominantly Democratic area.
The political climate in Zip 18447 (Olyphant, 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 18447 (Olyphant, PA) is leaning liberal.
Olyphant, 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.
Olyphant, 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 18447 (Olyphant)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $20,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $22,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)