The politics in Larimer, PA are centered around local issues that affect its citizens. The local government works to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services such as education, healthcare, and public safety. As a result, there is a strong focus on providing services that meet the needs of the community. There are currently two political candidates running for office in Larimer: Cathy Shively and Michael Kyle. Both candidates bring different perspectives and experience to the table, with Shively coming from a career in education and Kyle having worked in the private sector. They are both committed to making changes that will improve life in Larimer for its residents.
The political climate in Larimer, PA is very 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
Larimer, PA is very 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.
Larimer, 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 Larimer, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $16,953 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $9,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)