▁children . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁government ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 4 6 , 3 8 3 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁L ack aw anna ▁County . ▁▁ ▁Democratic : ▁ 9 6 , 4 7 1 ▁( 6 5 . 9 %) ▁ ▁Republican : ▁ 3 8 , 2 9 7 ▁( 2 6 . 2 %) ▁ ▁Other ▁parties ▁and ▁independ ents : ▁ 1 1 , 6 1 5 ▁( 7 . 9 %) ▁ ▁The ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁has ▁been ▁histor ically ▁dominant ▁in ▁county - level ▁politics ▁since ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁new ▁imm igr ant ▁populations ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁county ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 8 th ▁con gression al ▁district . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁levels , ▁L ack aw anna ▁County ▁has ▁strongly ▁fav ored ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁nin ety ▁years . ▁While ▁it ▁lean ed ▁Republican ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁only ▁failing ▁to ▁back ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁during ▁that ▁in ▁times pan ▁when ▁the ▁party ' s ▁vote ▁was ▁split ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁former ▁president ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁The ▁county ▁has ▁only ▁primarily ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁three ▁times ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 8 : ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁Republican ▁land sl ides ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁ 1