Jenner, Pennsylvania is a small town with close-knit community in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a thriving local economy and is well known for its friendly residents. Despite its small size, Jenner has a lively political scene that revolves around many important issues that affect the lives of people in the area. Local politics focus on issues like taxes, education, public safety and infrastructure improvements. There are also several local political candidates that are vying for office in upcoming elections. These candidates bring their own perspectives and ideas to the table when it comes to tackling challenges facing Jenner and its citizens. Overall, local politics in Jenner provide a great opportunity for citizens to become involved in their community and help shape its future.
The political climate in Jenner, PA is strongly conservative.
Somerset County, PA is very conservative. In Somerset County, PA 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.3%.
Somerset county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jenner, PA is strongly conservative.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Somerset Metro Area is very 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.
Jenner, Pennsylvania: R R R R 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 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 Jenner, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 264 contributions totaling $25,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $109,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)